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Nepal vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 51.1% cheaper than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.1% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 65.4% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in Nepal
Housing: pay 72.8% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 12.4% less in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.7% less in Nepal
Clothing: pay 61.3% less in Nepal

Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Nepal.

Nepal vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nepal instead of Yemen, you would:

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pay 65.1% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$1.72 NPR245.98	-77.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$6.09 NPR868.56	-37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$0.47 NPR66.82	-66.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.15 NPR21.97	-78.9%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 65.4% less for groceries

	Yemen	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$0.46 NPR66.00	-67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$3.17 NPR452.92	-24.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$2.73 NPR390.23	-70.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$1.57 NPR224.34	-70.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$1.34 NPR191.86	-72.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$0.93 NPR132.93	-62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.39 NPR55.14	-52.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.50 NPR71.16	-72.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$0.26 NPR37.38	-74.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.18 NPR26.11	-81.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.25 NPR36.31	-70.6%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	Yemen	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$4.54 NPR647.91	-57.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$11.71 NPR1,670.35	-85.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$28,860.29 NPR4,118,273.43	+72.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$9.69 NPR1,383.25	-66.1%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 72.8% less for housing

	Yemen	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$8.21 NPR1,171.36	-89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$80.01 NPR11,416.67	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$52.43 NPR7,481.18	-68.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$18.56 NPR2,648.48	-67.9%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 12.4% less for childcare

	Yemen	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$52.04 NPR7,425.31	-32.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$2,428.89 NPR346,594.44	+8.0%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$2.16 NPR307.58	-5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$1.40 NPR200.08	-59.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$2.59 NPR370.28	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$17.84 NPR2,545.91	-72.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$2.74 NPR390.97	-51.4%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 61.3% less for clothing

	Yemen	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$20.52 NPR2,927.72	-61.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$24.55 NPR3,503.67	-78.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$41.57 NPR5,932.47	-44.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$30.69 NPR4,379.01	-61.0%
Average			-61.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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