Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 65.1% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Texas, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
|
Texas
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$1.57
NPR212.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$6.71
NPR905.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.42
NPR56.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.16
NPR21.25
|
|
pay 63.4% less for groceries
|
Texas
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$0.46
NPR62.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$3.21
NPR432.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$2.81
NPR379.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$1.50
NPR202.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$1.41
NPR190.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.99
NPR133.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.40
NPR54.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$0.48
NPR64.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.27
NPR36.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.18
NPR24.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.26
NPR35.22
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
|
Texas
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$4.84
NPR653.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$15.93
NPR2,150.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,166,327.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$9.11
NPR1,230.09
|
|
pay 91.1% less for housing
|
Texas
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$9.30
NPR1,255.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$83.84
NPR11,323.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$52.73
NPR7,121.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$20.72
NPR2,798.72
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
|
Texas
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$51.59
NPR6,967.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$2,839.32
NPR383,478.93
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$2.21
NPR297.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.57
NPR211.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$2.90
NPR392.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$16.62
NPR2,245.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$2.96
NPR399.34
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
|
Texas
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$21.36
NPR2,885.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$27.01
NPR3,647.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$40.30
NPR5,442.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$30.56
NPR4,127.50
|
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