ya, now try adding the opportunity cost , and calculate, the cost of living, in nepal :)

mansion · Jan 26, 2012 1:41 PM

well it depends i think cost of living in kathmandu specificly can range from rupian 2-3hazar to rupian 1 lakh or as much u can spend here are the few expenses kotha vada can ranges from  rupian 1000 to  rupian 7000 or can find expensive one also momo rupian 10 dekhin rupian 100 pizza rupian  700 dekhin rupian 2000 travelling expenses by bus rupian 5 dekhin rupian 20 car rupian 500- rupian 1000 raksi rupian 5 dekhin rupian 6000 average cheap living expenses per month is rupian 3500 to  rupian 4500 average expensive living expenses per month rupian 7000 to rupian 1 lakh or as much as u can spend so it tottally depends

intelligentguy · Jan 27, 2012 12:51 AM

So what would be your estimated monthly budget for a family of three - husband, wife and child - who: own their own residence use public transportation do eat out once a week in a moderate restaurant, but don't drink alcohol don't have any extraordinary spending habits Any ideas?

Nepali_American · Jan 27, 2012 8:20 AM

 I heard 1 cylinder of cooking gas was Rs.1500, but they recently reduced it to Rs.1350 because of mass protest.

Nepali_American · Jan 27, 2012 8:46 PM

well good for u atleast u have luxury of own residence and luxury of not having extra spending habit that's the main cost of living so i don't think u will have any problem or burden of cost of living then

intelligentguy · Jan 28, 2012 7:25 AM

 So Rs.25,000 per month is enough?

Nepali_American · Feb 7, 2012 7:59 AM

Ya that's more than enough to have decent middle class life

intelligentguy · Feb 7, 2012 8:25 AM

I think Rs 25000 is very bare minimum specially if you have children. You have to pay at least 10,000 a month for school.

patan · Feb 7, 2012 8:36 AM

(Side note: Most of the sajha user can have decent middle class or may higher class life in Nepal cost of living is not big deal foremost of us the big deal is surakchya u can watch power news like 10 videos and find out why)

intelligentguy · Feb 7, 2012 8:48 AM

 Intelligent, where can you find momo for 10 rupees? Are you talking about 2058 BS or 2068? 

riddle · Feb 7, 2012 12:16 PM

 MOMO 100 rs TUBORG/SAN MIGUEL - 250 RS KODO KO RAKSHI - 20 RS SMALL  LO MEIN 100 RS SUKUTI 75 RS CHOILA 100 RS KHASI KO MASU 800 RS PER KG LIVING IN NEPAL - PRICELESS

k_ho_mero_naam · Feb 7, 2012 12:47 PM

good question riddle,                                       well obiously at 2058 the price of momo was rupian 10 as far as i remember back in  may be 2064 also the price of momo didn't go up by that much it was like rupian 10 - rupian 12  . so i see ur trying to prove the price of everything has gone up but i don't think it has gone that much upmay be price of  same momo has reached to 15 rupian that's about it  may be .                                          yours sincerely,                                         intelligent guy

intelligentguy · Feb 7, 2012 2:50 PM

nepal ali ajib kai cha , yeha 100 dekhi 100k smma ekai din ma ritaunni haru pani chan momo 40 bata nagera 50 pugi sakyo 25k le kei hudaina , afnai ghar cha bhane 50k minmum, paisa ali future ko lagi jagedha rakhni ho bhane 50k plus, afno ghar nahuni lai mareram dhukkha pucha

alchin · Feb 7, 2012 3:50 PM

 nepali_american,  One way public transportation (tampoo, bus, micro) would cost one person 15 - 20 bucks. Most part it is 15. Kalanki to Lagankhel is 17 where as Lagankhel to Ratnapark is 15. It would cost you easy 600 bucks for a family of 3 to make a trip to a simple restaurant and all you order is 3 plates of momo and have 3 soft drinks.  (100 x 3 + 50 x 3 = 450 plus 10% service tax and tips (I usually leave few bucks)). Other than that, most of the stuffs as as expensive as any other major cities including NYC. Try Himalayan Java and ask for a modest cup of Americano and it's almost the same as what they charge you outside Manhattan in NYC. 

LinQ · Feb 8, 2012 4:50 AM

No offence to anybody but just because namrata shrestha went a lot of time to that Java in that movie sano sansar  deosn't  means its greatest cafe in kathmandu there are other cheap  and good cafe and restaurent too like nangloo,Lhasa in purano baneshor etc etc it was like 5 rupian in bus or tempoo to travel in kathmandu at my time  for student only and for other it was rupian 7 btw Last edited: 08-Feb-12 02:24 PM

intelligentguy · Feb 8, 2012 7:40 AM

So here's my estimation of what I think is a typical monthly budget for family of 3: Rent: 0 - family owns the house Groceries: 6000 Cooking Gas: 1000 Water: 1000 Electricity: 1500 Telephone (landline & mobiles): 1500 Transportation (public): 2000 Eat out: 2000 clothing: 2000 Entertainment (movies, cable tv, etc.): 2000 healthcare: 2000 Incidentals (repair, gifts, whathaveyous, etc.): 2000 Total: 23,000 I see above as reasonable budget.  Tell me if I am off the mark.  I have not included the child's tuition, fees, etc. as I do not know how much a typical school costs.  What do you think?

Nepali_American · Feb 8, 2012 10:37 AM

1 dollar =75 rupees rupian 23000/75=dollar 306.66 schooling 1 lakh rupian /75= dollar 1333 yearly monthly wise rupian 1500 =20 dollar so 306.66+20= 326 dollar will do so i would say 326.66 dollar which is like rupian round figure 2500 will do (side note: just to let you know average nepali make less than 200 dollar yearly which is less than 15000  source some randon site when googled it )

intelligentguy · Feb 8, 2012 4:49 PM

@intelligentguy. Man I saw you mentioned lhasa in purano baneshwor you are right brother that place is good..

sanju.baba · Feb 8, 2012 5:50 PM

 Do people still eat MOMO in Nepal? Besides all those videos posted that exposed the meat hangling............

madeinepal · Mar 30, 2012 10:03 PM

Living in Village is more cheaper than ktm  i'm sure ,every 1 here are giving here the average Ktm expenses ,go to clean nice looking village , grow own veggies and other stuffs ,no phone bills,no water bills then expenses should be lot less.don't know about momo if you can get there !!

fantush · Mar 31, 2012 2:49 AM