Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 5.1 times more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.9 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 9.3 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 7.8 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in New Zealand

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in New Zealand are more expensive than in Nepal. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Nepal, you would:

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pay 6.9 times more for restaurants

	Nepal	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.57 NPR216.52	$13.47 NZ$23.51	+756.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.71 NPR923.42	$8.81 NZ$15.37	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 NPR57.19	$2.16 NZ$3.78	+420.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR21.67	$1.94 NZ$3.39	+1135.9%
Average			+586.3%

Nepal vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Nepal	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR63.95	$1.86 NZ$3.25	+301.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 NPR441.41	$3.77 NZ$6.58	+17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 NPR386.97	$6.55 NZ$11.42	+132.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 NPR206.46	$5.92 NZ$10.34	+295.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 NPR194.54	$4.25 NZ$7.42	+200.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NPR135.77	$1.15 NZ$2.00	+16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR55.51	$1.04 NZ$1.82	+158.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR65.46	$1.31 NZ$2.28	+175.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 NPR36.73	$2.31 NZ$4.03	+765.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR25.47	$0.90 NZ$1.57	+385.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR35.91	$0.83 NZ$1.45	+218.7%
Average			+242.5%

Nepal vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Nepal	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 NPR666.41	$6.26 NZ$10.93	+29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.93 NPR2,193.06	$69.15 NZ$120.69	+334.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,847.90 NPR4,248,092.00	$24,735.85 NZ$43,169.03	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 NPR1,254.23	$17.90 NZ$31.24	+96.5%
Average			+110.1%

Nepal vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.3 times more for housing

	Nepal	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.30 NPR1,280.54	$51.16 NZ$89.28	+450.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$83.84 NPR11,546.08	$1,007.66 NZ$1,758.58	+1101.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.73 NPR7,261.62	$809.64 NZ$1,412.98	+1435.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.72 NPR2,853.65	$91.68 NZ$159.99	+342.4%
Average			+832.4%

Nepal vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 7.8 times more for childcare

	Nepal	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.59 NPR7,103.85	$611.89 NZ$1,067.87	+1086.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,839.32 NPR391,004.75	$10,661.07 NZ$18,605.71	+275.5%
Average			+680.9%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 NPR303.73	$6.10 NZ$10.64	+176.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.57 NPR215.70	$3.30 NZ$5.76	+110.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 NPR400.02	$22.88 NZ$39.93	+687.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.62 NPR2,289.31	$38.53 NZ$67.24	+131.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.96 NPR407.17	$10.92 NZ$19.05	+269.2%
Average			+275.2%

Nepal vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Nepal	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.36 NPR2,941.77	$65.31 NZ$113.97	+205.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.01 NPR3,719.48	$40.78 NZ$71.18	+51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.30 NPR5,549.71	$93.71 NZ$163.54	+132.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.56 NPR4,208.50	$121.74 NZ$212.47	+298.4%
Average			+171.9%

Nepal vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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