Nepal vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nepal Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$371
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$106
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1481
💸 GDP per capita
$1447
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
6.9
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
67
🌐 English speaking %
3%
30%
🎓 Higher education
49
89
😀 Quality of life
35
79
🏙️ Population
29.7M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Nepal ($371) is 65% less expensive than in Taiwan ($1048). Nepal ranked 197th vs 86th for Taiwan 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 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 142nd and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nepal vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Nepal and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.67
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.1
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$278
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$81.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.97%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$9167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$837
$5836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.76
$9.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.38
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.7
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2693
$15690

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$427
846K
Pokhara
$386
354K
Lalitpur
$350
513K
Birgunj
$328
268K
Biratnagar
$321
243K
Dhangadhi
$383
102K
Bheemdatta
$367
105K
Janakpur
$293
97.8K
Hetauda
$293
84.7K
Damak
$316
75.1K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1135
4.04M
Taichung
$1006
3.03M
Taipei
$1313
2.6M
Kaohsiung
$1002
2.73M
Tainan
$894
1.87M
Taoyuan
$942
2.33M
Hsinchu
$993
499K
Keelung
$1030
367K
Zhubei
$868
218K
Chiayi
$914
252K
Changhua
$914
225K
Kinmen
$901
144K
Miaoli
$695
86.2K
Douliu
$894
109K
Taitung
$854
103K
Nantou
$894
97.3K
Yilan
$802
95K