Nepal vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nepal Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$392
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1024
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$119
$651
🏘️ Family rent
$229
$1018
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$2163
💸 GDP per capita
$1337
$30448
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
4.53
❤️ Life expectancy
68.5
76.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
52
🌐 English speaking %
3%
55%
🎓 Higher education
50
80
😀 Quality of life
30
62
🏙️ Population
29.2M
33M

The average cost of living in Nepal ($392) is 69% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1244). Nepal ranked 194th vs 46th for Saudi Arabia 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 1.7 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 145th and 56th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nepal vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Nepal and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 22 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 Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.78
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.17
$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$1.54
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$272
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$164
$746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.77
$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.14%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1240
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$749
$1193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.83
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$3.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$96.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.7
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.5
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3091
$7884

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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 Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1642
7.01M
Jeddah
$1100
4.7M
Mecca
$1032
1.68M
Dammam
$1005
903K
Medina
$892
1.18M
Tabuk
$1000
513K
Qatif
$868
625K
Unaizah
$1013
250K
Jubail
$910
379K
Yanbu
$844
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$768
299K
Abha
$923
236K
Dhahran
$959
138K
Ha'il
$996
311K
Ar Rass
$860
92.5K
Bareq
$920
75.4K
Najran
$1047
72K
Al Wajh
$879
50K
Bisha
$938
31.5K
Sakakah
$854
33.2K
As Sulayyil
$1085
8.21K
Dumat al-Jandal
$857
7.61K