Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 68.0% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.0% less in Nepal
- Groceries
-
pay 64.4% less in Nepal
- Transportation
-
pay 44.1% less in Nepal
- Housing
-
pay 88.4% less in Nepal
- Childcare
-
pay 67.3% less in Nepal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 71.8% less in Nepal
- Clothing
-
pay 61.0% less in Nepal
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Nepal.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Norway, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK192.83
|
$1.57
NPR213.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK126.68
|
$6.71
NPR909.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK29.97
|
$0.42
NPR56.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK28.13
|
$0.16
NPR21.34
|
|
pay 64.4% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK31.54
|
$0.46
NPR62.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK53.07
|
$3.21
NPR434.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK77.19
|
$2.81
NPR381.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK38.62
|
$1.50
NPR203.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK61.69
|
$1.41
NPR191.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK13.70
|
$0.99
NPR133.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.24
|
$0.40
NPR54.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.44
|
$0.48
NPR64.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK18.93
|
$0.27
NPR36.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK9.94
|
$0.18
NPR25.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK10.96
|
$0.26
NPR35.37
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK76.24
|
$4.84
NPR656.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK700.61
|
$15.93
NPR2,159.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK337,778.01
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,183,821.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK244.66
|
$9.11
NPR1,235.25
|
|
pay 88.4% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK551.47
|
$9.30
NPR1,261.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK10,726.02
|
$83.84
NPR11,371.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,368.75
|
$52.73
NPR7,151.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,542.35
|
$20.72
NPR2,810.47
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,833.73
|
$51.59
NPR6,996.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK63,648.40
|
$2,839.32
NPR385,089.10
|
|
pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK91.92
|
$2.21
NPR299.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK48.29
|
$1.57
NPR212.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK137.95
|
$2.90
NPR393.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK449.87
|
$16.62
NPR2,254.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK141.12
|
$2.96
NPR401.01
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK913.90
|
$21.36
NPR2,897.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK417.59
|
$27.01
NPR3,663.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,046.68
|
$40.30
NPR5,465.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,312.44
|
$30.56
NPR4,144.83
|
|
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