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Food prices in Nepal
Is it expensive in the shops in Nepal? Will I pay a lot for groceries in Nepal? On this page you will find the current price list of food products in Nepal, such as: milk, beef, bottled water, tomatoes, or foreign beer (The last update: 3 days ago)
Currency in Nepal Nepalese rupee (NPR). For 10 US dollars you can get 1.36 thousand Nepalese rupees. For 100 US dollars you can get 13.6 thousand Nepalese rupees. And the other way around: For 100 Nepalese rupees you can get 0.738 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Nepal
What are the different prices in the cities in Nepal? Look here: Prices in cities in Nepal
Prices: Kathmandu Pokhara Biratnagar Bharatpur Butwal Kirtipur Rajbiraj Birgunj (Birganj) Janakpurdham (Janakpur) Lalitpur (Patan)
bread
$0.52 ($0.3 - $0.96)
85% is less expensive than in United States
cheese
$7.8 ($3.7 - $22)
39% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$0.78 ($0.44 - $1.3)
83% is less expensive than in United States
tomatoes
$0.63 ($0.24 - $1.1)
87% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$0.96 ($0.66 - $1.5)
by half less than in United States
wine
$6.6 ($3.7 - $14.8)
by half less than in United States
Below you will find a list of prices for dairy, cheese, drinks, vegetables, and fruit in Nepal (The last update: 3 days ago)
List of prices of food products available in stores and small shops in Nepal
- Milk (regular), 1 liter $0.76 (NPR 103)
- A loaf of fresh white bread (500g) $0.52 (NPR 70)
- Eggs (regular) (12) $1.5 (NPR 202)
- Local Cheese (1kg) $7.8 (NPR 1.06K)
- Water (1.5 liter bottle) $0.26 (NPR 35)
- A bottle of wine (mid-range) $6.6 (NPR 900)
- Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle) $2.3 (NPR 307)
- Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) $3.2 (NPR 439)
- Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) $3 (NPR 400)
- Chicken breasts (skinless and boneless) - (1kg) $3.1 (NPR 427)
- Apples (1kg) $2.3 (NPR 318)
- Oranges (1kg) $1.2 (NPR 161)
- Potatoes (1kg) $0.42 (NPR 57)
- Lettuce (1 head) $0.33 (NPR 44)
- Kilo of white rice $0.78 (NPR 106)
- Tomatoes (1kg) $0.63 (NPR 85)
- Bananas (1kg) $0.96 (NPR 130)
- Onions (1kg) $0.59 (NPR 81)
- Beef (1kg) (or similar red meat) $5.3 (NPR 713)
- Pears (1kg) $2.8 (NPR 381)
- Cucumber (1kg) $0.35 (NPR 47)
- Perrier Water (small bottle 0.33l) $0.17 (NPR 22)
- Sausage (1kg) $13.8 (NPR 1.87K)
- Cottage cheese (1kg) $6.2 (NPR 840)
Price changes in previous years in Nepal
Price changes in Oranges over the years: 2012: $0.78(NPR 106), 2013: $0.66(NPR 89), 2014: $0.79(NPR 108), 2015: $0.69(NPR 94), 2016: $0.72(NPR 98), 2017: $0.83(NPR 112), and 2018: $0.83(NPR 112)
Have the prices of vegetables and fruits increased in Nepal?
See how potato prices have changed in 2012: $0.4(NPR 54), 2013: $0.3(NPR 41), 2014: $0.3(NPR 41), 2015: $0.3(NPR 41), 2016: $0.34(NPR 46), 2017: $0.34(NPR 46), and 2018: $0.3(NPR 41)
Price changes in Eggs over the years: 2012: $0.84(NPR 114), 2013: $0.8(NPR 109), 2014: $1(NPR 137), 2015: $0.97(NPR 131), 2016: $1.1(NPR 155), 2017: $1.2(NPR 168), and 2018: $1.2(NPR 166)
Price changes in Rice over the years: 2012: $0.47(NPR 64), 2013: $0.51(NPR 69), 2014: $0.48(NPR 65), 2015: $0.54(NPR 74), 2016: $0.62(NPR 84), 2017: $0.65(NPR 88), and 2018: $0.69(NPR 93)
Has the price of meat decreased in stores in Nepal?
The prices of beef have changed in recent years: 2015: $3(NPR 411), 2016: $4.1(NPR 558), 2017: $3.9(NPR 530), and 2018: $4(NPR 538).
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
average earnings
$211
95% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$0.96 ($0.66 - $1.5)
by half less than in United States
coffee
$1.6 ($0.74 - $2.6)
70% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$175 ($96 - $369)
93% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$0.78 ($0.44 - $1.3)
83% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$25 ($11.1 - $52)
by half less than in United States