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Cost of living and expenses in Nepal
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Nepal?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Nepal, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Nepal
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Nepal Nepalese rupee (NPR). For 10 US dollars you can get 1.35 thousand Nepalese rupees. For 100 US dollars you can get 13.5 thousand Nepalese rupees. And the other way around: For 100 Nepalese rupees you can get 0.74 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Nepal
What are the different prices in the cities in Nepal? Look here: Prices in cities in Nepal
Prices: Kathmandu Pokhara Biratnagar Bharatpur Butwal Kirtipur Rajbiraj Birgunj (Birganj) Janakpurdham (Janakpur) Lalitpur (Patan)
fees
$39 ($18.5 - $74)
81% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$10 ($7.4 - $18.5)
86% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$25 ($11.1 - $52)
by half less than in United States
average earnings
$212
95% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$157 ($59 - $370)
91% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$176 ($96 - $370)
93% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Nepal:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.22 (NPR 30)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $11.1 (NPR 1.5K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.3 (NPR 176)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $33.3K (NPR 4.5M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $157 (NPR 21.2K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $96 (NPR 13K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $284 (NPR 38.4K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $176 (NPR 23.8K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $39 (NPR 5.28K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $10 (NPR 1.35K)
- numb_34 $4.7 (NPR 640)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $25 (NPR 3.33K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $34 (NPR 4.62K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $46 (NPR 6.28K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $35 (NPR 4.67K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $45.8K (NPR 6.19M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $73 (NPR 9.88K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.84K (NPR 249K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $2.82K (NPR 381K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.04K (NPR 141K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $212 (NPR 28.6K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 14%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $2.2 (NPR 300)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.91 (NPR 123)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $3.7 (NPR 500)
Price changes in previous years in Nepal
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2012: $902(NPR 122K), 2014: $507(NPR 68.4K), and 2018: $1.12K(NPR 151K)
Have earnings increased in Nepal?
See the average salary in previous years in 2012: $126(NPR 17K), 2013: $121(NPR 16.4K), 2014: $106(NPR 14.3K), 2015: $138(NPR 18.7K), 2016: $138(NPR 18.6K), 2017: $154(NPR 20.8K), and 2018: $178(NPR 24K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2012: $24(NPR 3.23K), 2013: $17.8(NPR 2.4K), 2014: $30(NPR 4.02K), 2015: $37(NPR 5K), 2016: $32(NPR 4.34K), 2017: $24(NPR 3.18K), and 2018: $27(NPR 3.61K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2012: $15.4(NPR 2.08K), 2013: $19.8(NPR 2.68K), 2014: $12.8(NPR 1.72K), 2015: $41(NPR 5.5K), 2016: $21(NPR 2.78K), 2017: $14(NPR 1.89K), and 2018: $14.9(NPR 2.01K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Nepal in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2012: $20(NPR 2.7K), 2013: $18.7(NPR 2.53K), 2014: $13.5(NPR 1.82K), 2015: $17.7(NPR 2.39K), 2016: $23(NPR 3.16K), 2017: $26(NPR 3.46K), and 2018: $22(NPR 2.91K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
tomatoes
$0.63 ($0.24 - $1.1)
87% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$0.79 ($0.44 - $1.3)
83% is less expensive than in United States
wine
$6.7 ($3.7 - $14.8)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$25 ($11.1 - $52)
by half less than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$0.47 ($0.37 - $0.74)
81% is less expensive than in United States
local beer
$2.6 ($1.5 - $4.1)
by half less than in United States