India vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1116
$1024
🏠 One person rent
$182
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$229
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$677
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$2411
$1337
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
6.71
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
68.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
35
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
3%
🎓 Higher education
74
50
😀 Quality of life
44
30
🏙️ Population
1.33B
29.2M

The average cost of living in India ($441) is 13% more expensive than in Nepal ($392). India ranked 191st vs 194th for Nepal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in India compared to 0.6 months in Nepal. Ranked 109th and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Nepal

We calculate prices for India and Nepal as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

India Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$164
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.56
$9.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
13.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$1240
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$8.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$5.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$82.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2011
$3091

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Cities Comparison in India vs Nepal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$455
846K
Lalitpur
$355
513K
Pokhara
$386
600K
Birgunj
$345
268K
Biratnagar
$342
243K
Bheemdatta
$400
105K
Dhangadhi
$414
102K
Hetauda
$390
84.7K
Damak
$339
75.1K
Janakpur
$337
97.8K