Nepal vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nepal Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$392
$357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1024
$870
🏠 One person rent
$119
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$229
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$129
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$177
💸 GDP per capita
$1337
$1589
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
68.5
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
29
🌐 English speaking %
3%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
30
28
🏙️ Population
29.2M
224M

The average cost of living in Nepal ($392) is 10% more expensive than in Pakistan ($357). Nepal ranked 194th vs 196th for Pakistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nepal compared to 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 145th and 152nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nepal vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Nepal and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.78
$1.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.17
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$1.54
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$72
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$272
$236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$164
$151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.77
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.14%
18.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1240
$651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$749
$364
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$8.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.83
$4.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.7
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.5
$36.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3091
$1066

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Cities Comparison in Nepal vs Pakistan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$417
14.9M
Lahore
$386
11.1M
Faisalabad
$289
3.2M
Peshawar
$352
1.97M
Multan
$307
1.87M
Hyderabad
$297
1.73M
Rawalpindi
$331
2.1M
Gujranwala
$240
2.03M
Islamabad
$389
1.01M
Bahawalpur
$267
762K
Quetta
$313
1M
Sialkot
$298
592K
Sargodha
$330
660K
Larkana
$301
491K
Sukkur
$293
500K
Sheikhupura
$337
473K
Nawabshah
$292
263K
Okara
$290
232K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
399K
Wah
$238
259K
Gujrat
$277
391K
Jhang
$364
414K
Mingora
$311
280K
Mirpur Khas
$326
237K
Mardan
$335
359K
Chiniot
$344
478K
Jacobabad
$289
201K
Burewala
$338
203K
Kamoke
$268
231K
Kohat
$307
171K