Nepal vs Niger - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nepal Niger
🚶 Cost of living one person
$367
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$964
$2054
🏠 One person rent
$109
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$705
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$291
💸 GDP per capita
$1378
$643
😃 Human freedom index
6.9
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
62.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
34
🌐 English speaking %
3%
1%
🎓 Higher education
51
27
😀 Quality of life
29
15
🏙️ Population
29.2M
21.5M

The average cost of living in Nepal ($367) is 64% less expensive than in Niger ($1007). Nepal ranked 196th vs 82nd for Niger in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Nepal compared to 0.3 months in Niger. Ranked 147th and 178th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nepal vs Niger

We calculate prices for Nepal and Niger as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 3 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.

Nepal Niger
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.46
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.2
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$685
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.8
$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$153
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.94
$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.15%
10.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$1581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$797
$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.98
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$3.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.2
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.3
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2930
$4343

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Niger

City Cost of living Population
Niamey
$1019
1.5M
Maradi
$972
267K
Zinder
$974
236K