Hi all!

I was just thinking about the energy bill in a Nepalese house. Gas price --- we can't do anything about it. Its rising high like a balloon filled with hydrogen. Anyway, i was calculating and comparing the electricity bill in a house in America and Nepal.

We know that our circiut in Nepal uses 230 V input voltage and American uses 120 V .

Power = V² /R  Lets say we use a appliance with1000 Ohm in Nepal and America.

IN Nepal,

Power = (230)²/1000 = 52.9 Watt

Amount of Energy in one day (24 Hrs.) = 52.9 *24 = 1269.6 Wh = 1.27 KWh (KiloWattHr)

IN America,

Power = (120)²/1000 = 14.4 Watt

Amount of Energy in one day (24 Hrs.) = 14.4 *24 = 345.6 Wh = 0.345 KWh (KiloWattHr)

IF the electricity rate is $0.10 per KWh

Then, a Nepali pays : $0.10*1.27 = $ 0.127 = 12.7 Cents

And an American pays:  $0.10*0.345 = $ 0.0345 = 3.45 Cents

So, Why are we paying expensive electric bill making our voltage 230 Volts? Why dont we make 120 Volts?

Is there anybody to figure this out? OR i am lost here!!