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
LKR837.48
|
$1.57
NPR213.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,987.24
|
$6.71
NPR908.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR206.77
|
$0.42
NPR56.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.91
|
$0.16
NPR21.32
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR164.79
|
$0.46
NPR62.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,816.68
|
$3.21
NPR434.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,845.81
|
$2.81
NPR380.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR636.89
|
$1.50
NPR203.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR670.38
|
$1.41
NPR191.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR887.83
|
$0.99
NPR133.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.68
|
$0.40
NPR54.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR749.30
|
$0.48
NPR64.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.03
|
$0.27
NPR36.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.97
|
$0.18
NPR25.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.45
|
$0.26
NPR35.33
|
|
pay 59.5% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,413.98
|
$4.84
NPR655.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,146.46
|
$15.93
NPR2,157.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,497,569.28
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,179,302.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR902.77
|
$9.11
NPR1,233.92
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,035.33
|
$9.30
NPR1,259.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,762.67
|
$83.84
NPR11,359.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,068.32
|
$52.73
NPR7,144.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,972.19
|
$20.72
NPR2,807.44
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,877.97
|
$51.59
NPR6,988.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,917.27
|
$2,839.32
NPR384,673.18
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR585.52
|
$2.21
NPR298.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR687.10
|
$1.57
NPR212.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,604.70
|
$2.90
NPR393.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,314.60
|
$16.62
NPR2,252.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR943.94
|
$2.96
NPR400.58
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,648.45
|
$21.36
NPR2,894.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,615.36
|
$27.01
NPR3,659.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,217.97
|
$40.30
NPR5,459.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,816.07
|
$30.56
NPR4,140.35
|
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