Italy vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1427
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$964
🏠 One person rent
$713
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$1249
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.7
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1682
$239
💸 GDP per capita
$39003
$1378
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
6.9
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
34
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
3%
🎓 Higher education
92
51
😀 Quality of life
77
29
🏙️ Population
58.9M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1427) is 288% more expensive than in Nepal ($367). Italy ranked 36th vs 196th 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.7 months in Nepal. Ranked 36th and 147th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Italy and Nepal as a population-weighted mean of 148 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.

Italy Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$1.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.13
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$69.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$264
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$153
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.29%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4184
$1678
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2409
$797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.39
$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.18
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$23.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$511
$71.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10713
$2930

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$419
846K
Lalitpur
$341
513K
Pokhara
$391
354K
Birgunj
$321
268K
Biratnagar
$323
243K
Bheemdatta
$370
105K
Dhangadhi
$384
102K
Janakpur
$292
97.8K
Hetauda
$294
84.7K
Damak
$317
75.1K