Nepal is 23.4% cheaper than China.

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

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pay 15.4% less for restaurants

 
China
Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.04
CN¥21.67
$1.85
NPR249.20
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.19
CN¥36.99
$6.43
NPR864.07
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.49
CN¥3.47
$0.47
NPR63.64

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pay 29.6% less for groceries

 
China
Nepal
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
CN¥11.72
$0.48
NPR63.87
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.98
CN¥42.60
$3.46
NPR464.49
Milk (1 gallon) $7.16
CN¥51.00
$2.89
NPR389.04

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pay 55.1% more for transportation

 
China
Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.45
CN¥31.67
$4.93
NPR662.24
Monthly public transit pass $22.24
CN¥158.42
$14.97
NPR2,011.92
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,593.81
CN¥139,558.89
$32,088.94
NPR4,312,830.63

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pay 46.3% less for housing

 
China
Nepal
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.06
CN¥85.90
$9.92
NPR1,333.84
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $335.80
CN¥2,391.77
$90.65
NPR12,183.04
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $208.96
CN¥1,488.36
$66.00
NPR8,870.34

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pay 84.7% less for childcare

 
China
Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $483.22
CN¥3,441.77
$69.48
NPR9,338.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,043.44
CN¥128,516.18
$2,917.30
NPR392,091.57

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pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
China
Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
CN¥7.68
$2.32
NPR311.27
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.20
CN¥22.82
$1.51
NPR202.92
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.22
CN¥22.92
$2.93
NPR394.35

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pay 35.1% less for clothing

 
China
Nepal
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.74
CN¥347.18
$22.32
NPR2,999.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$31.37
CN¥223.42
$35.72
NPR4,801.15
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.58
CN¥524.10
$42.27
NPR5,681.32

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