Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 29.2% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
$1.57
NPR211.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$6.71
NPR904.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
$0.42
NPR56.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
$0.16
NPR21.22
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
$0.46
NPR62.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
$3.21
NPR432.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
$2.81
NPR378.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
$1.50
NPR202.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
$1.41
NPR190.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
$0.99
NPR132.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
$0.40
NPR54.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
$0.48
NPR64.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
$0.27
NPR35.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
$0.18
NPR24.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
$0.26
NPR35.16
|
|
pay 59.5% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$4.84
NPR652.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
$15.93
NPR2,147.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,159,311.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
$9.11
NPR1,228.02
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
$9.30
NPR1,253.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
$83.84
NPR11,304.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
$52.73
NPR7,109.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
$20.72
NPR2,794.01
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
$51.59
NPR6,955.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
$2,839.32
NPR382,833.15
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
$2.21
NPR297.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
$1.57
NPR211.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
$2.90
NPR391.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
$16.62
NPR2,241.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
$2.96
NPR398.67
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
$21.36
NPR2,880.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
$27.01
NPR3,641.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
$40.30
NPR5,433.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
$30.56
NPR4,120.55
|
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