Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 57.4% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
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Sweden
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK130.86
|
$1.57
NPR212.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK103.80
|
$6.71
NPR907.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
$0.42
NPR56.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
$0.16
NPR21.30
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
$0.46
NPR62.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.93
|
$3.21
NPR433.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.67
|
$2.81
NPR380.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
$1.50
NPR202.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.35
|
$1.41
NPR191.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
$0.99
NPR133.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
$0.40
NPR54.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
$0.48
NPR64.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
$0.27
NPR36.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
$0.18
NPR25.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
$0.26
NPR35.30
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK72.86
|
$4.84
NPR655.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK747.78
|
$15.93
NPR2,155.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK294,823.78
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,176,203.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK235.69
|
$9.11
NPR1,233.00
|
|
pay 81.0% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK332.56
|
$9.30
NPR1,258.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,022.64
|
$83.84
NPR11,350.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,045.07
|
$52.73
NPR7,138.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK849.56
|
$20.72
NPR2,805.36
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,342.59
|
$51.59
NPR6,983.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,430.83
|
$2,839.32
NPR384,387.93
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK72.93
|
$2.21
NPR298.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.56
|
$1.57
NPR212.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.36
|
$2.90
NPR393.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK424.92
|
$16.62
NPR2,250.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK156.32
|
$2.96
NPR400.28
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK868.49
|
$21.36
NPR2,891.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK390.46
|
$27.01
NPR3,656.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK926.97
|
$40.30
NPR5,455.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,374.04
|
$30.56
NPR4,137.28
|
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