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
-
pay 80.2% less in Nepal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
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
€10.41
|
$1.57
NPR216.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.73
|
$6.71
NPR923.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.42
NPR57.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.16
NPR21.67
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.46
NPR63.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.66
|
$3.21
NPR441.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.81
NPR386.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$1.50
NPR206.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.98
|
$1.41
NPR194.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$0.99
NPR135.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.40
NPR55.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.48
NPR65.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.27
NPR36.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.18
NPR25.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.26
NPR35.91
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.24
|
$4.84
NPR666.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€34.91
|
$15.93
NPR2,193.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€28,550.91
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,248,092.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€9.93
|
$9.11
NPR1,254.23
|
|
pay 84.4% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€37.09
|
$9.30
NPR1,280.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€828.23
|
$83.84
NPR11,546.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€673.80
|
$52.73
NPR7,261.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€83.72
|
$20.72
NPR2,853.65
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€418.84
|
$51.59
NPR7,103.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,243.38
|
$2,839.32
NPR391,004.75
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.05
|
$2.21
NPR303.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$1.57
NPR215.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
$2.90
NPR400.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€37.69
|
$16.62
NPR2,289.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.22
|
$2.96
NPR407.17
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€71.65
|
$21.36
NPR2,941.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€31.03
|
$27.01
NPR3,719.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€73.79
|
$40.30
NPR5,549.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€86.30
|
$30.56
NPR4,208.50
|
|
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