Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Pokhara, Nepal

Pokhara vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Pokhara is 69.3% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 74.8% less in Pokhara
Groceries: pay 62.1% less in Pokhara
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in Pokhara
Housing: pay 87.9% less in Pokhara
Childcare: pay 82.6% less in Pokhara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.7% less in Pokhara
Clothing: pay 67.9% less in Pokhara

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Pokhara.

Pokhara vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pokhara instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 74.8% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Pokhara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$25.04	$1.47 NPR201.60	-90.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.02	$5.89 NPR806.41	-34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.32	$0.46 NPR62.42	-82.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.61	$0.16 NPR22.13	-92.5%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 62.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Pokhara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.29	$0.53 NPR73.08	-72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.96	$2.76 NPR378.01	-33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.71	$3.16 NPR432.45	-54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.47	$1.60 NPR218.54	-76.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.48	$1.48 NPR202.28	-70.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.34	$1.09 NPR148.83	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.83	$0.47 NPR64.39	-56.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.48	$0.52 NPR71.49	-64.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.38	$0.33 NPR44.82	-87.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.70	$0.22 NPR29.76	-78.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.41	$0.29 NPR40.08	-65.1%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

	Wellington	Pokhara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.76	$4.85 NPR664.22	-24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$213.93	$22.09 NPR3,024.05	-82.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,588.22	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	-3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.55	$9.28 NPR1,270.10	-49.1%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 87.9% less for housing

	Wellington	Pokhara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$91.01	$7.36 NPR1,008.02	-86.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,494.29	$142.37 NPR19,488.30	-90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,239.10	$73.64 NPR10,080.16	-94.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$224.90	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	-80.3%
Average			-87.9%

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pay 82.6% less for childcare

	Wellington	Pokhara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,461.41	$63.82 NPR8,736.13	-92.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,213.75	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	-72.5%
Average			-82.6%

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pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Pokhara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.02	$2.43 NPR332.65	-66.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.72	$1.47 NPR201.60	-56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$41.01	$2.95 NPR403.21	-88.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.83	$16.45 NPR2,251.23	-58.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.53	$2.58 NPR352.81	-78.9%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 67.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Pokhara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$127.08	$15.46 NPR2,116.83	-79.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$92.39	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	-43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$200.31	$38.66 NPR5,292.08	-67.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$217.33	$24.79 NPR3,393.65	-80.9%
Average			-67.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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