Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 42.1% cheaper than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.4% less in Nepal
- Groceries
-
pay 16.0% less in Nepal
- Transportation
-
pay 12.8% less in Nepal
- Housing
-
pay 80.0% less in Nepal
- Childcare
-
pay 41.2% less in Nepal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.6% less in Nepal
- Clothing
-
pay 59.8% less in Nepal
Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Nepal.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
$1.57
NPR214.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
$6.71
NPR916.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
$0.42
NPR56.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
$0.16
NPR21.52
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
$0.46
NPR63.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
$3.21
NPR438.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
$2.81
NPR384.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
$1.50
NPR204.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
$1.41
NPR193.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
$0.99
NPR134.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
$0.40
NPR55.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
$0.48
NPR64.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
$0.27
NPR36.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
$0.18
NPR25.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
$0.26
NPR35.65
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
$4.84
NPR661.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
$15.93
NPR2,177.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,217,670.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
$9.11
NPR1,245.25
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
$9.30
NPR1,271.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
$83.84
NPR11,463.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
$52.73
NPR7,209.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
$20.72
NPR2,833.21
|
|
pay 41.2% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
$51.59
NPR7,052.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
$2,839.32
NPR388,204.72
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
$2.21
NPR301.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
$1.57
NPR214.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
$2.90
NPR397.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
$16.62
NPR2,272.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
$2.96
NPR404.26
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
$21.36
NPR2,920.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
$27.01
NPR3,692.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
$40.30
NPR5,509.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
$30.56
NPR4,178.36
|
|
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