Cost of living comparison
Chicago is 10.4 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Chicago instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 10.1 times more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR211.99
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR904.13
|
$11.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR56.00
|
$3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.22
|
$2.44
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR62.62
|
$4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR432.19
|
$7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR378.88
|
$3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR202.14
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR190.47
|
$6.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR132.93
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR54.35
|
$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR64.09
|
$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR35.96
|
$2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR24.94
|
$1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR35.16
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR652.49
|
$4.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,147.23
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,159,311.18
|
$31,965.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,228.02
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 17.3 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,253.78
|
$58.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,304.78
|
$2,360.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,109.86
|
$1,512.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,794.01
|
$126.63
|
|
pay 31.4 times more for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR6,955.39
|
$2,475.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR382,833.15
|
$42,300.00
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR297.39
|
$7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR211.19
|
$5.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR391.66
|
$17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,241.47
|
$72.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR398.67
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Chicago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,880.29
|
$64.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,641.75
|
$51.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,433.73
|
$97.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,120.55
|
$146.00
|
|
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