Cost of living comparison
India is 3.5% cheaper than Nepal.
If you lived in India instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 3.0% more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR211.99
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR904.13
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR56.00
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.22
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
|
Nepal
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR62.62
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR432.19
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR378.88
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR202.14
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR190.47
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR132.93
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR54.35
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR64.09
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR35.96
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR24.94
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR35.16
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
|
Nepal
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR652.49
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,147.23
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,159,311.18
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,228.02
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
|
Nepal
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,253.78
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,304.78
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,109.86
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,794.01
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
|
Nepal
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR6,955.39
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR382,833.15
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR297.39
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR211.19
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR391.66
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,241.47
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR398.67
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,880.29
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,641.75
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,433.73
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,120.55
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
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