Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 14.0% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Russia, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
$1.85
NPR249.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
$6.43
NPR864.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
$0.47
NPR63.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
$0.17
NPR22.62
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
|
Russia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
$0.48
NPR63.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
$3.46
NPR464.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
$2.89
NPR389.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
$1.47
NPR197.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
$1.40
NPR188.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
$1.06
NPR141.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
$0.42
NPR56.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
$0.53
NPR71.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
$0.28
NPR37.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
$0.20
NPR26.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
$0.26
NPR34.76
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
$4.93
NPR662.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
$14.97
NPR2,011.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,312,830.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
$10.88
NPR1,462.24
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
|
Russia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
$9.92
NPR1,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
$90.65
NPR12,183.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
$66.00
NPR8,870.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
$29.38
NPR3,948.96
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
$69.48
NPR9,338.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
$2,917.30
NPR392,091.57
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
$2.32
NPR311.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
$1.51
NPR202.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
$2.93
NPR394.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
$22.95
NPR3,083.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
$3.23
NPR434.62
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
$22.32
NPR2,999.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
$35.72
NPR4,801.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
$42.27
NPR5,681.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
$32.72
NPR4,397.63
|
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