Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 52.5% cheaper than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$1.57
NPR212.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.71
NPR905.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.42
NPR56.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.16
NPR21.25
|
|
pay 79.0% less for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.46
NPR62.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$3.21
NPR432.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$2.81
NPR379.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.50
NPR202.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$1.41
NPR190.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.99
NPR133.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$0.40
NPR54.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.48
NPR64.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$0.27
NPR36.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.18
NPR24.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.26
NPR35.21
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$4.84
NPR653.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.93
NPR2,150.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,164,963.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$9.11
NPR1,229.69
|
|
pay 90.0% less for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$9.30
NPR1,255.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$83.84
NPR11,320.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$52.73
NPR7,119.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$20.72
NPR2,797.81
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$51.59
NPR6,964.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$2,839.32
NPR383,353.40
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.21
NPR297.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.57
NPR211.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.90
NPR392.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$16.62
NPR2,244.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.96
NPR399.21
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$21.36
NPR2,884.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$27.01
NPR3,646.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$40.30
NPR5,441.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$30.56
NPR4,126.15
|
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