Nepal vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nepal Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$380
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1005
$2227
🏠 One person rent
$116
$434
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$425
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$38.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$702
💸 GDP per capita
$1324
$4682
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
50
🌐 English speaking %
3%
30%
🎓 Higher education
50
1
😀 Quality of life
28
42
🏙️ Population
29.2M
108K

The average cost of living in Nepal ($380) is 60% less expensive than in Tonga ($962). Nepal ranked 196th vs 92nd for Tonga 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 0.7 months in Tonga. Ranked 147th and 106th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nepal vs Tonga

We calculate prices for Nepal and Tonga as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.5
$7.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.45
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.7
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$160
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.81
$128
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.33
$7.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.63
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.9
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.51
$5.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3708
$4638

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In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$443
846K
Lalitpur
$350
513K
Pokhara
$377
354K
Birgunj
$335
268K
Biratnagar
$339
243K
Bheemdatta
$379
105K
Dhangadhi
$396
102K
Hetauda
$311
84.7K
Damak
$331
75.1K
Janakpur
$321
97.8K

In Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$963
23.2K
Mua
$961
5K