Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 4.0 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR212.85
|
$11.32
€10.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR907.80
|
$8.41
€8.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR56.22
|
$1.67
€1.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.30
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR62.87
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR433.94
|
$5.06
€4.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR380.42
|
$3.79
€3.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR202.97
|
$2.88
€2.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR191.25
|
$3.25
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR133.47
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR54.57
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR64.35
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR36.11
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR25.04
|
$0.68
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR35.30
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR655.14
|
$6.79
€6.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,155.95
|
$37.96
€36.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,176,203.15
|
$31,047.67
€29,563.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,233.00
|
$10.80
€10.29
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,258.87
|
$40.33
€38.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,350.69
|
$900.66
€857.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,138.73
|
$732.72
€697.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,805.36
|
$91.05
€86.69
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR6,983.63
|
$455.47
€433.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR384,387.93
|
$10,051.70
€9,571.23
|
|
pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR298.59
|
$2.23
€2.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR212.05
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR393.25
|
$5.67
€5.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,250.57
|
$40.99
€39.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR400.28
|
$7.85
€7.48
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,891.98
|
$77.92
€74.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,656.54
|
$33.75
€32.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,455.80
|
$80.24
€76.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,137.28
|
$93.85
€89.37
|
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