Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 6.2 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR212.28
|
$17.71
€17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR905.35
|
$9.75
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR56.07
|
$2.15
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.25
|
$1.66
€1.59
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR62.70
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR432.78
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR379.40
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR202.42
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR190.73
|
$4.48
€4.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR133.11
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR54.43
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR64.18
|
$1.24
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR36.01
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR24.97
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR35.21
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Nepal
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR653.37
|
$7.11
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,150.15
|
$119.47
€114.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,164,963.44
|
$37,943.34
€36,420.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,229.69
|
$20.48
€19.65
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,255.48
|
$46.92
€45.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,320.14
|
$1,406.76
€1,350.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,119.52
|
$1,187.82
€1,140.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,797.81
|
$159.87
€153.46
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR6,964.84
|
$996.31
€956.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR383,353.40
|
$6,771.62
€6,499.92
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR297.79
|
$5.94
€5.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR211.48
|
$3.80
€3.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR392.19
|
$16.44
€15.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,244.51
|
$55.70
€53.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR399.21
|
$12.29
€11.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,884.20
|
$77.94
€74.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,646.70
|
$37.83
€36.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,441.11
|
$85.63
€82.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,126.15
|
$89.10
€85.53
|
|
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