Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 19.9% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Nepal instead of India, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹203.89
|
$1.57
NPR213.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹331.53
|
$6.71
NPR908.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.66
|
$0.42
NPR56.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.11
|
$0.16
NPR21.32
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.13
|
$0.46
NPR62.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹215.64
|
$3.21
NPR434.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹217.43
|
$2.81
NPR380.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.79
|
$1.50
NPR203.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹116.04
|
$1.41
NPR191.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹75.05
|
$0.99
NPR133.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.56
|
$0.40
NPR54.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.45
|
$0.48
NPR64.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.50
|
$0.27
NPR36.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.89
|
$0.18
NPR25.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.94
|
$0.26
NPR35.33
|
|
pay 100.0% more for transportation
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹392.17
|
$4.84
NPR655.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹860.00
|
$15.93
NPR2,157.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,148,980.51
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,179,302.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹249.64
|
$9.11
NPR1,233.92
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹627.36
|
$9.30
NPR1,259.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,727.47
|
$83.84
NPR11,359.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,673.61
|
$52.73
NPR7,144.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,545.81
|
$20.72
NPR2,807.44
|
|
pay 37.0% more for childcare
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,734.08
|
$51.59
NPR6,988.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,990.75
|
$2,839.32
NPR384,673.18
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.97
|
$2.21
NPR298.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹134.77
|
$1.57
NPR212.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹305.00
|
$2.90
NPR393.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,302.31
|
$16.62
NPR2,252.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹284.78
|
$2.96
NPR400.58
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
India
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,040.73
|
$21.36
NPR2,894.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,154.52
|
$27.01
NPR3,659.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,535.32
|
$40.30
NPR5,459.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,643.32
|
$30.56
NPR4,140.35
|
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