Cost of Living in Nepal - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Nepal
Address: NP

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $335 (excluding rent), and $456 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $796 (excluding rent), and $981 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.83 NPR 269

$1.10 NPR 161

$3.67 NPR 538

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.32 NPR 2,686

$10.99 NPR 1,612

$40.31 NPR 5,911

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.25 NPR 1,063

$5.81 NPR 852

$8.71 NPR 1,277

Cappuccino

$1.60 NPR 235

$0.72 NPR 106

$3.06 NPR 449

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 NPR 75.8

$0.37 NPR 54.6

$0.90 NPR 132

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.18 NPR 26.39

$0.16 NPR 23.28

$0.31 NPR 45.02

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.29 NPR 336

$1.48 NPR 217

$4.44 NPR 651

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 NPR 495

$2.24 NPR 329

$5.25 NPR 769

Milk (1 liter)

$0.77 NPR 112

$0.59 NPR 86.9

$1.04 NPR 153

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 NPR 74.4

$0.30 NPR 44.01

$0.83 NPR 121

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.88 NPR 129

$0.52 NPR 76.4

$1.49 NPR 219

Eggs

$1.61 NPR 236

$1.16 NPR 170

$2.67 NPR 391

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.63 NPR 1,119

$2.91 NPR 426

$16.00 NPR 2,346

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.10 NPR 455

$2.16 NPR 317

$5.06 NPR 742

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.02 NPR 883

$2.94 NPR 432

$11.09 NPR 1,626

Apples (1kg)

$2.17 NPR 318

$1.35 NPR 198

$2.84 NPR 417

Banana (1kg)

$1.03 NPR 151

$0.75 NPR 109

$1.64 NPR 241

Oranges (1kg)

$1.20 NPR 176

$0.59 NPR 87.0

$2.16 NPR 317

Tomato (1kg)

$0.65 NPR 95.2

$0.30 NPR 44.54

$1.14 NPR 167

Potato (1kg)

$0.44 NPR 64.3

$0.23 NPR 33.67

$0.76 NPR 112

Onion (1kg)

$0.67 NPR 97.9

$0.38 NPR 55.1

$1.14 NPR 167

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 NPR 69.8

$0.19 NPR 27.30

$0.83 NPR 121

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.25 NPR 36.64

$0.17 NPR 25.37

$0.35 NPR 50.7

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.97 NPR 435

$2.22 NPR 326

$3.71 NPR 544

Wine (Bottle)

$6.90 NPR 1,012

$3.10 NPR 455

$13.80 NPR 2,024

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.23 NPR 327

$1.42 NPR 208

$3.53 NPR 518

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.33 NPR 488

$1.85 NPR 272

$4.81 NPR 706

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 NPR 30.66

$0.17 NPR 25.08

$0.34 NPR 50.2

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.01 NPR 1,614

$3.67 NPR 538

$22.02 NPR 3,229

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.21 NPR 324

$1.11 NPR 162

$3.69 NPR 542

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.01 NPR 149

$0.37 NPR 54.1

$1.83 NPR 269

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.73 NPR 547

$2.24 NPR 328

$7.47 NPR 1,095

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 NPR 183

$1.16 NPR 170

$1.30 NPR 190

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.2K NPR 4.7M

$25.0K NPR 3.7M

$34.0K NPR 5.0M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$40.9K NPR 6.0M

$32.9K NPR 4.8M

$51.2K NPR 7.5M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$33.60 NPR 4,927

$14.54 NPR 2,132

$72.7 NPR 10.7K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$5.01 NPR 734

$2.60 NPR 382

$7.44 NPR 1,091

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.11 NPR 1,336

$6.44 NPR 944

$12.88 NPR 1,889

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.12 NPR 2,804

$10.85 NPR 1,591

$36.17 NPR 5,304

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.07 NPR 1,037

$3.62 NPR 531

$10.86 NPR 1,592

Cinema Ticket

$3.17 NPR 465

$2.24 NPR 328

$4.49 NPR 658

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$63.3 NPR 9,282

$25.25 NPR 3,703

$180 NPR 26.4K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,726 NPR 399.8K

$1,100 NPR 161.3K

$8,802 NPR 1.3M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.30 NPR 3,564

$11.05 NPR 1,621

$44.22 NPR 6,484

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.25 NPR 4,289

$11.11 NPR 1,629

$66.7 NPR 9,774

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$47.99 NPR 7,037

$21.58 NPR 3,165

$86.3 NPR 12.7K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.55 NPR 4,920

$14.59 NPR 2,140

$58.4 NPR 8,562

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$142 NPR 20.8K

$57.3 NPR 8,396

$286 NPR 42.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.7 NPR 11.2K

$29.17 NPR 4,278

$146 NPR 21.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$281 NPR 41.2K

$148 NPR 21.7K

$592 NPR 86.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$157 NPR 23.1K

$86.8 NPR 12.7K

$361 NPR 53.0K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,260 NPR 331.5K

$1,016 NPR 149.0K

$3,388 NPR 496.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,220 NPR 178.9K

$516 NPR 75.7K

$2,384 NPR 349.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$203 NPR 29.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.22

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update: January 19, 2026

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Baglung	29360	22	$340	$446	$814	$1,021	48.74	39.65
2	Banepa	-	22	$326	$438	$736	$1,022	249.74	89.71
3	Bhadrapur	-	20	$331	$398	$858	$928	128.34	44.15
4	Bhaktapur	-	20	$268	$387	$752	$897	38.52	89.8
5	Bharatpur	369268	20	$269	$405	$703	$939	98.79	69.99
6	Bhimdatta	104444	20	$328	$402	$675	$901	165.93	50.33
7	Biratnagar	166674	19	$336	$376	$636	$899	177.54	105.41
8	Birendranagar	47914	20	$333	$395	$774	$912	289.7	56.58
9	Birgunj	135904	19	$312	$374	$727	$855	106.92	70.89
10	Birtamod	-	20	$330	$392	$824	$942	80.91	46.8
11	Butwal	-	18	$328	$369	$843	$907	109.09	57.19
12	Dadeldhurā	-	20	$296	$397	$769	$932	265.46	65.58
13	Dang	-	20	$330	$406	$848	$929	-	-
14	Dhangadhi	102000	20	$346	$407	$773	$928	77.18	52.94
15	Dharan	-	17	$280	$332	$776	$784	167.87	100.47
16	Dhulikhel	-	20	$304	$398	$734	$921	146.58	83.44
17	Gaighat	-	20	$313	$402	$657	$906	149.05	51.58
18	Gaur	-	20	$295	$400	$763	$914	144.99	36.53
19	Hetauda	-	18	$301	$363	$674	$818	17.06	79.67
20	Itahari	-	18	$308	$367	$754	$945	30.78	53.12
21	Janakpur	-	15	$292	$300	$579	$716	-	-
22	Kathmandu	975000	25	$356	$501	$869	$1,103	163.76	123.4
23	Kawasoti	-	18	$301	$362	$665	$847	36.86	68.18
24	Kirtipur	65602	22	$339	$444	$775	$987	48.19	111.35
25	Lalitpur	254000	21	$321	$423	$664	$1,098	149.85	107.03
26	Narayangarh, Chitwan	-	21	$352	$419	$620	$902	-	-
27	Nepalgunj	72503	20	$284	$399	$646	$910	36.78	52.63
28	Pokhara	500000	24	$350	$470	$817	$1,025	223.45	67.7
29	Siddharthanagar	63483	20	$298	$396	$660	$858	132.04	92.71
30	Tansen	-	22	$355	$440	$908	$1,010	87.41	58.13
31	Tulsipur	-	20	$310	$401	$705	$930	27.72	49.66
32	Waling	-	21	$332	$421	$852	$946	188.91	48.78

Nepal Median Internet Speeds (Updated December 2025)

Mobile

121

Mbps

Fixed Broadband

Mbps

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Cost of Living in Nepal - Frequently Asked Questions

Many find Nepal surprisingly affordable for daily life, especially outside the bustle of major tourist corridors. Fresh produce from markets, street food, and simple meals keep costs low, while guesthouses and long-term stays can offer excellent value away from city centers. Transportation remains wallet-friendly when you use local buses or scooters, while Western-style amenities in tourist pockets can raise costs. Cost of Living in Nepal can feel very favorable when you adopt a simple, locally sourced routine and negotiate longer-term housing. The trade-off is that pace, reliability, and access to Western comforts vary by region. Tip: Map out a few neighborhoods first and try a short stay to calibrate your budget.

Begin with a slow neighborhood scout: central tourist pockets in Kathmandu or Pokhara tend to be pricier than quieter residential wards or smaller towns. For housing, try guesthouses, homestays, or shared flats with monthly rates rather than nightly bookings, and confirm included utilities. Food options span from street stalls to family-run eateries; cooking at home drastically trims costs, while occasional splurges on a favorited cafe are doable with a plan. Transit is budget-friendly – local buses, tempo services, or bicycles – and getting errands done with a mobile SIM and offline maps helps. Nepal living cost varies by region, so plan how you move and where you shop. Tip: Plan a flexible schedule to accommodate local transport and market days.

Adopt a simple budgeting framework: allocate for housing, meals, transport, and activities with a 20–30% buffer for surprises. Seasonality matters: spring and autumn offer milder weather and better rates in many areas, while monsoon months bring travel delays but lush landscapes. Neighborhood fit depends on your work and social rhythm: a quieter suburb minimizes rental costs and noise, while a lively area offers easier social life and coworking. Build a local network for recommendations on markets, clinics, and safe routes. Tip: use seasonal price drops to lock in longer stays and negotiate monthly rents when possible.