Nepal vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nepal Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$392
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1024
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$119
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$229
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$1337
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
68.5
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
82
🌐 English speaking %
3%
89%
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
30
92
🏙️ Population
29.2M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Nepal ($392) is 75% less expensive than in Sweden ($1578). Nepal ranked 194th vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 145th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nepal vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Nepal and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.78
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.17
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$1.54
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75.9
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$272
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$164
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.2
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.77
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.14%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1240
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$749
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.83
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.05
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.93
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.7
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.7
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.5
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3091
$5136

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K