Kathmandu, Nov. 28 -- Owning a home in Nepal is slipping further out of reach for many, with new data showing that an average Nepali now needs the equivalent of 36 years of income to buy fixed property-one of the highest ratios in the world.

According to Numbeo, a global crowdsourced database on living costs and quality of life, Nepal ranks third-highest in the property price-to-income ratio for mid-2025. The ratio has reached 36.32, up from 33.28 last year, when Nepal stood in sixth position. Nepal's purchasing power index also remains low at 27.32, signalling limited financial capacity among consumers.

Numbeo's latest Property Prices Index shows that urban homes now average around Rs 20 million, while prices in semi-urban and rural ar...