Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of American Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
American Samoa
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Nepal
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.57
NPR213.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.71
NPR908.47
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.42
NPR56.27
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.16
NPR21.32
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
American Samoa
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Nepal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.46
NPR62.92
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.21
NPR434.27
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.81
NPR380.70
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.50
NPR203.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.41
NPR191.39
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
NPR133.57
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
NPR54.61
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
NPR64.40
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.27
NPR36.14
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.18
NPR25.06
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
NPR35.33
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
American Samoa
|
Nepal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.84
NPR655.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.93
NPR2,157.55
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,847.90
NPR4,179,302.29
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.11
NPR1,233.92
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
American Samoa
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$9.30
NPR1,259.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$83.84
NPR11,359.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$52.73
NPR7,144.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$20.72
NPR2,807.44
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
American Samoa
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$51.59
NPR6,988.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,839.32
NPR384,673.18
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
American Samoa
|
Nepal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.21
NPR298.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.57
NPR212.21
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.90
NPR393.54
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$16.62
NPR2,252.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.96
NPR400.58
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
American Samoa
|
Nepal
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.36
NPR2,894.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.01
NPR3,659.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$40.30
NPR5,459.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$30.56
NPR4,140.35
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