Nepal vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nepal Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$362
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$925
$2690
🏠 One person rent
$102
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$171
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$173
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1514
💸 GDP per capita
$1447
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
6.97
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
70.4
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
68
🌐 English speaking %
3%
30%
🎓 Higher education
46
90
😀 Quality of life
35
83
🏙️ Population
29.7M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Nepal ($362) is 65% less expensive than in Taiwan ($1024). Nepal ranked 197th vs 97th 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 0.5 months in Nepal compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 144th and 30th 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
$1.87
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$802
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.92
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.37%
2.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1696
$8898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$964
$6023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.33
$9.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.7
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.75
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.32
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$60.3
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3119
$17202

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Cities Comparison in Nepal vs Taiwan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$412
846K
Lalitpur
$340
513K
Pokhara
$395
354K
Birgunj
$319
268K
Biratnagar
$315
243K
Dhangadhi
$363
102K
Janakpur
$284
97.8K
Bheemdatta
$347
105K
Hetauda
$285
84.7K
Damak
$310
75.1K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1108
4.05M
Taichung
$957
2.87M
Taipei
$1257
2.44M
Kaohsiung
$999
2.72M
Taoyuan
$941
2.35M
Tainan
$910
1.85M
Hsinchu
$937
455K
Keelung
$997
360K
Chiayi
$910
261K
Zhubei
$882
221K
Changhua
$888
221K
Kinmen
$903
140K
Douliu
$889
109K
Miaoli
$709
86K
Taitung
$841
103K
Nantou
$879
96.5K
Yilan
$796
94.7K