Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 30.9% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Nepal instead of India, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹208.81
|
$1.85
NPR249.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
$6.43
NPR864.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹33.01
|
$0.47
NPR63.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.36
|
$0.17
NPR22.62
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
$0.48
NPR63.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹215.01
|
$3.46
NPR464.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹214.89
|
$2.89
NPR389.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
$1.47
NPR197.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹114.28
|
$1.40
NPR188.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.89
|
$1.06
NPR141.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.24
|
$0.42
NPR56.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.56
|
$0.53
NPR71.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.25
|
$0.28
NPR37.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.36
|
$0.20
NPR26.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.50
|
$0.26
NPR34.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹394.00
|
$4.93
NPR662.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹844.22
|
$14.97
NPR2,011.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,312,830.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹249.80
|
$10.88
NPR1,462.24
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
$9.92
NPR1,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
$90.65
NPR12,183.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
$66.00
NPR8,870.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
$29.38
NPR3,948.96
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
$69.48
NPR9,338.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
$2,917.30
NPR392,091.57
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹154.62
|
$2.32
NPR311.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.07
|
$1.51
NPR202.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
$2.93
NPR394.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
$22.95
NPR3,083.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹284.09
|
$3.23
NPR434.62
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
$22.32
NPR2,999.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
$35.72
NPR4,801.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
$42.27
NPR5,681.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
$32.72
NPR4,397.63
|
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