Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 58.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Italy, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$1.85
NPR249.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$6.43
NPR864.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$0.47
NPR63.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.17
NPR22.62
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$0.48
NPR63.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$3.46
NPR464.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$2.89
NPR389.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$1.47
NPR197.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$1.40
NPR188.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.06
NPR141.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.42
NPR56.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.53
NPR71.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.28
NPR37.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.20
NPR26.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.26
NPR34.76
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$4.93
NPR662.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.16
|
$14.97
NPR2,011.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,312,830.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$10.88
NPR1,462.24
|
|
pay 80.4% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
$9.92
NPR1,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.51
|
$90.65
NPR12,183.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.29
|
$66.00
NPR8,870.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
$29.38
NPR3,948.96
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.52
|
$69.48
NPR9,338.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
$2,917.30
NPR392,091.57
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$2.32
NPR311.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$1.51
NPR202.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$2.93
NPR394.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.20
|
$22.95
NPR3,083.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$3.23
NPR434.62
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
$22.32
NPR2,999.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
$35.72
NPR4,801.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
$42.27
NPR5,681.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.22
|
$32.72
NPR4,397.63
|
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