Italy vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1423
$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1024
🏠 One person rent
$710
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$1265
$229
🍽️ Food expenses
$478
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.6
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1686
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$34776
$1337
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
6.71
❤️ Life expectancy
82.8
68.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
35
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
3%
🎓 Higher education
92
50
😀 Quality of life
78
30
🏙️ Population
60.3M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1423) is 263% more expensive than in Nepal ($392). Italy ranked 36th 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.6 months in Nepal. Ranked 32nd and 145th 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
$15.3
$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$729
$132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$164
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$9.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
13.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4411
$1240
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2517
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$5.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.3
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.4
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.7
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$516
$82.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10263
$3091

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K

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