Cost of living comparison

Reykjavik, Iceland

compared to

Butwal, Nepal

Butwal vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Butwal is 73.2% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 82.6% less in Butwal
Groceries: pay 65.3% less in Butwal
Transportation: pay 52.0% less in Butwal
Housing: pay 82.7% less in Butwal
Childcare: pay 87.2% less in Butwal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.5% less in Butwal
Clothing: pay 67.0% less in Butwal

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Butwal.

Butwal vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Butwal instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 82.6% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Butwal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,545	$1.47 NPR201.60	-92.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,293	$7.36 NPR1,007.01	-59.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK401	$0.44 NPR60.48	-86.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK278	$0.16 NPR22.13	-92.6%
Average			-82.6%

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pay 65.3% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Butwal
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK459	$0.56 NPR77.28	-84.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK987	$4.51 NPR617.41	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK815	$2.79 NPR381.58	-56.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK733	$1.47 NPR201.60	-74.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,202	$1.48 NPR202.32	-84.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK178	$1.09 NPR148.83	-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK128	$0.42 NPR57.15	-58.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK155	$0.52 NPR71.49	-57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK283	$0.33 NPR44.82	-85.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK183	$0.22 NPR29.76	-84.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK119	$0.29 NPR40.08	-68.6%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 52.0% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Butwal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,082	$4.85 NPR664.22	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK9,538	$18.41 NPR2,520.04	-75.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,401,820	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,060	$7.73 NPR1,058.42	-67.8%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 82.7% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Butwal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK8,890	$10.42 NPR1,426.73	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK250,832	$66.28 NPR9,072.14	-96.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK229,488	$36.82 NPR5,040.08	-98.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK6,866	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	-51.1%
Average			-82.7%

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pay 87.2% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Butwal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK32,085	$27.25 NPR3,729.66	-89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK762,736	$883.71 NPR120,961.86	-85.3%
Average			-87.2%

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pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Butwal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,376	$2.58 NPR352.81	-76.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK675	$1.66 NPR227.19	-68.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,558	$2.95 NPR403.21	-75.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK8,901	$14.73 NPR2,016.03	-78.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK1,880	$3.31 NPR453.61	-77.6%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 67.0% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Butwal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK13,867	$24.02 NPR3,287.68	-78.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,327	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK19,323	$51.55 NPR7,056.11	-66.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK24,707	$25.77 NPR3,528.05	-86.7%
Average			-67.0%

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