Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 57.0% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.1% less in Nepal
- Groceries
-
pay 52.0% less in Nepal
- Transportation
-
pay 25.8% less in Nepal
- Housing
-
pay 84.4% less in Nepal
- Childcare
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pay 80.2% less in Nepal
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 37.3% less in Nepal
- Clothing
-
pay 52.5% less in Nepal
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nepal.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.85
|
$1.57
NPR215.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
$6.71
NPR918.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.42
NPR56.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.16
NPR21.56
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$0.46
NPR63.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$3.21
NPR439.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.64
|
$2.81
NPR384.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
$1.50
NPR205.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.11
|
$1.41
NPR193.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.99
NPR135.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.40
NPR55.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.48
NPR65.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.27
NPR36.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.18
NPR25.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.26
NPR35.72
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$4.84
NPR662.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.41
|
$15.93
NPR2,181.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,773.38
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,225,290.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.36
|
$9.11
NPR1,247.50
|
|
pay 84.4% less for housing
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.68
|
$9.30
NPR1,273.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€863.69
|
$83.84
NPR11,484.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€702.65
|
$52.73
NPR7,222.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.31
|
$20.72
NPR2,838.33
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€436.78
|
$51.59
NPR7,065.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,639.15
|
$2,839.32
NPR388,906.07
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$2.21
NPR302.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$1.57
NPR214.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$2.90
NPR397.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.31
|
$16.62
NPR2,277.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.53
|
$2.96
NPR404.99
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.72
|
$21.36
NPR2,925.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
$27.01
NPR3,699.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.95
|
$40.30
NPR5,519.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€90.00
|
$30.56
NPR4,185.91
|
|
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