Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 18.5% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 28.7% less for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$1.57
NPR213.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$6.71
NPR908.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.42
NPR56.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.16
NPR21.32
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$0.46
NPR62.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$3.21
NPR434.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$2.81
NPR380.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$1.50
NPR203.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$1.41
NPR191.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$0.99
NPR133.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.40
NPR54.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.48
NPR64.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.27
NPR36.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.18
NPR25.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.26
NPR35.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$4.84
NPR655.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$15.93
NPR2,157.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,179,302.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$9.11
NPR1,233.92
|
|
pay 59.7% less for housing
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$9.30
NPR1,259.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$83.84
NPR11,359.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$52.73
NPR7,144.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$20.72
NPR2,807.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$51.59
NPR6,988.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$2,839.32
NPR384,673.18
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$2.21
NPR298.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$1.57
NPR212.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$2.90
NPR393.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$16.62
NPR2,252.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$2.96
NPR400.58
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$21.36
NPR2,894.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$27.01
NPR3,659.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$40.30
NPR5,459.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$30.56
NPR4,140.35
|
|
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