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Switzerland vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 11.1 times more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.4 times more in Switzerland
Groceries: pay 5.1 times more in Switzerland
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Switzerland
Housing: pay 15.1 times more in Switzerland
Childcare: pay 30.4 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6 times more in Switzerland
Clothing: pay 4.3 times more in Switzerland

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

Switzerland vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Nepal, you would:

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pay 14.4 times more for restaurants

	Nepal	Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.57 NPR217.46	$27.66 CHF24.89	+1659.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.71 NPR927.43	$16.97 CHF15.27	+153.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 NPR57.44	$4.67 CHF4.21	+1025.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR21.77	$4.13 CHF3.71	+2522.6%
Average			+1340.2%

Nepal vs. Switzerland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.1 times more for groceries

	Nepal	Switzerland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR64.23	$3.64 CHF3.28	+684.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 NPR443.33	$13.22 CHF11.89	+312.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 NPR388.65	$7.31 CHF6.58	+160.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 NPR207.35	$6.80 CHF6.11	+353.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 NPR195.38	$12.89 CHF11.60	+812.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NPR136.36	$1.52 CHF1.36	+53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR55.75	$1.03 CHF0.93	+155.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR65.75	$1.31 CHF1.18	+176.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 NPR36.89	$2.85 CHF2.57	+968.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR25.58	$1.12 CHF1.00	+503.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR36.07	$1.07 CHF0.96	+309.9%
Average			+408.3%

Nepal vs. Switzerland - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Nepal	Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 NPR669.31	$7.83 CHF7.05	+61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.93 NPR2,202.58	$114.11 CHF102.68	+616.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,847.90 NPR4,266,523.07	$36,806.66 CHF33,117.38	+19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 NPR1,259.67	$42.03 CHF37.82	+361.5%
Average			+264.8%

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pay 15.1 times more for housing

	Nepal	Switzerland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.30 NPR1,286.09	$53.46 CHF48.10	+474.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$83.84 NPR11,596.17	$1,622.75 CHF1,460.09	+1835.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.73 NPR7,293.12	$1,411.84 CHF1,270.32	+2577.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.72 NPR2,866.03	$180.02 CHF161.98	+768.7%
Average			+1414.1%

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pay 30.4 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.59 NPR7,134.67	$2,587.05 CHF2,327.74	+4915.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,839.32 NPR392,701.19	$30,321.56 CHF27,282.31	+967.9%
Average			+2941.5%

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pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 NPR305.05	$7.82 CHF7.04	+254.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.57 NPR216.63	$5.42 CHF4.88	+246.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 NPR401.75	$10.09 CHF9.08	+247.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.62 NPR2,299.24	$88.49 CHF79.62	+432.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.96 NPR408.94	$21.15 CHF19.03	+615.3%
Average			+359.2%

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pay 4.3 times more for clothing

	Nepal	Switzerland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.36 NPR2,954.53	$121.70 CHF109.50	+469.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.01 NPR3,735.62	$61.65 CHF55.47	+128.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.30 NPR5,573.79	$136.06 CHF122.42	+237.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.56 NPR4,226.76	$176.75 CHF159.03	+478.4%
Average			+328.5%

Nepal vs. Switzerland - 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: February 2025

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