Cost of Living in Nepal

Given that if you are on a teaching contract, housing is provided to you. As such, your living costs would include food, transport, travel, and other essentials that you may need during your stay.

Food is cheap but it depends on where you eat and how often you eat out. Generally, one meal will cost from $2-4/£1.50-2.50 per person, to $8/£5 or more in a truly nice restaurant. Daal bhaat, the all-you-can-eat national meal of lentils, rice and curried vegetables, costs less than $1 or 70p just about anywhere, and you can fill up on road snacks for just pennies.

If you journey by bus, the fare is very little. There are only a handful of tourist bus routes to spend your money on. On a per-person basis, a hired private vehicle is not expensive than a tourist bus if you have enough people to fill it. However, prices go up spectacularly if you fly (one-way fare is normally in the region of $50-100 or £30-60).