Cost of living comparison
France is 4.4 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in France instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR249.20
|
$15.92
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR864.07
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.64
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.62
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.87
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR464.49
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR389.04
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR197.53
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR188.26
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR141.96
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.87
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR71.46
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.33
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.97
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.76
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 91.0% more for transportation
Nepal
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR662.24
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR2,011.92
|
$51.68
€47.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,312,830.63
|
$31,564.23
€29,025.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,462.24
|
$18.46
€16.97
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Nepal
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,333.84
|
$30.98
€28.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,183.04
|
$779.01
€716.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,870.34
|
$611.60
€562.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,948.96
|
$139.72
€128.49
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,338.05
|
$707.64
€650.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR392,091.57
|
$9,850.44
€9,058.30
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR311.27
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR202.92
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR394.35
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,083.93
|
$34.96
€32.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR434.62
|
$11.84
€10.89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,999.52
|
$92.28
€84.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,801.15
|
$37.39
€34.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,681.32
|
$93.47
€85.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,397.63
|
$126.59
€116.41
|
|
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