Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 36.8% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.5% less in Nepal
- Groceries
-
pay 50.3% less in Nepal
- Transportation
-
pay 57.6% more in Nepal
- Housing
-
pay 88.1% less in Nepal
- Childcare
-
pay 65.1% less in Nepal
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 1.6% less in Nepal
- Clothing
-
pay 64.3% less in Nepal
Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nepal.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB788.24
|
$1.57
NPR214.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB819.15
|
$6.71
NPR916.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.13
|
$0.42
NPR56.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.97
|
$0.16
NPR21.52
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB157.85
|
$0.46
NPR63.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB637.61
|
$3.21
NPR438.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB798.56
|
$2.81
NPR384.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.03
|
$1.50
NPR204.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB741.75
|
$1.41
NPR193.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB433.71
|
$0.99
NPR134.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.52
|
$0.40
NPR55.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.65
|
$0.48
NPR64.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.78
|
$0.27
NPR36.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.89
|
$0.18
NPR25.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.33
|
$0.26
NPR35.65
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB641.06
|
$4.84
NPR661.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,313.73
|
$15.93
NPR2,177.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,284,315.50
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,217,670.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB481.48
|
$9.11
NPR1,245.25
|
|
pay 88.1% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,486.61
|
$9.30
NPR1,271.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,748.48
|
$83.84
NPR11,463.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,536.76
|
$52.73
NPR7,209.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,400.33
|
$20.72
NPR2,833.21
|
|
pay 65.1% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,703.36
|
$51.59
NPR7,052.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,769,447.56
|
$2,839.32
NPR388,204.72
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.37
|
$2.21
NPR301.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.04
|
$1.57
NPR214.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB525.49
|
$2.90
NPR397.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,901.70
|
$16.62
NPR2,272.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB880.20
|
$2.96
NPR404.26
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,349.68
|
$21.36
NPR2,920.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,874.84
|
$27.01
NPR3,692.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,298.96
|
$40.30
NPR5,509.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,675.61
|
$30.56
NPR4,178.36
|
|
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