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Nepal vs. North Korea Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 41.8% cheaper than North Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.9% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 45.6% less in Nepal
Housing: pay 20.4% less in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in Nepal

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nepal.

Nepal vs. North Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nepal instead of North Korea, you would:

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pay 82.9% less for restaurants

	North Korea	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$1.57 NPR215.51
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.71 NPR919.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.42 NPR56.93	-80.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.16 NPR21.57	-85.3%
Average			-82.9%

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pay 45.6% less for groceries

	North Korea	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$0.46 NPR63.65	-78.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.21 NPR439.36
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$2.81 NPR385.17	-17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$1.50 NPR205.50	-40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$1.41 NPR193.63
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.99 NPR135.14
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.40 NPR55.25
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.48 NPR65.16
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.27 NPR36.56
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.18 NPR25.35
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.26 NPR35.74
Average			-45.6%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	North Korea	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.84 NPR663.31
Monthly public transit pass	??	$15.93 NPR2,182.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,847.90 NPR4,228,326.51
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.11 NPR1,248.39

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pay 20.4% less for housing

	North Korea	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$9.30 NPR1,274.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$83.84 NPR11,492.36	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$52.73 NPR7,227.83	-38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$20.72 NPR2,840.37
Average			-20.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	North Korea	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$51.59 NPR7,070.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,839.32 NPR389,185.49

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pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	North Korea	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$2.21 NPR302.32	-82.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$1.57 NPR214.69	+46.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.90 NPR398.16
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$16.62 NPR2,278.66
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$2.96 NPR405.28
Average			-18.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	North Korea	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$21.36 NPR2,928.08
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$27.01 NPR3,702.18
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$40.30 NPR5,523.89
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$30.56 NPR4,188.92

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