Transparent pricing. No surprises.
We price openly to build solid, long-term relationships with our clients. The cost per consultant consists of clear monthly parts plus a one time recruitment fee, so you always know what you pay for.
Three ways to engage
1 consultant
Dedicated Consultant
One hand-picked colleague who joins your team full-time. The simplest way to test the model.
Management fee 10 000 SEK/month
2 to 5 consultants
Dedicated Team
A small team working inside your workflow, for example developers, QA and DevOps, with the fee dropping as you grow.
Management fee 6 000 to 7 500 SEK/month per consultant
5+ consultants
Your Kathmandu Office
A long-term extension of your organisation with its own desk group in our office. This is the model our own team grew from.
Management fee from 5 000 SEK/month · 20+ negotiated
Monthly, per consultant
Salary and benefits
The consultant's salary and other benefits in the employment offer. Reviewed in a yearly negotiation, normally a raise of about 10%.
Management fee
Covers local employment, office, HR, employee follow-up and administration. The fee per consultant decreases with team size, as the table below shows.
Add-on costs
Equipment, software and other running per-consultant costs, charged as one simple fixed amount.
Social responsibility contribution
Part of the agreement: every invoice contributes to our social responsibility initiatives in Nepal, and you choose which of the three initiatives your contribution supports. Read about the initiatives.
One-time, at the start
Recruitment fee
A fixed one-time cost for sourcing, screening and presenting candidates, charged only once you have approved a candidate. If we never find someone you want to hire, you pay nothing.
Minimum engagement period: 6 months.
What does it actually cost?
An illustrative example: one dedicated developer, team of one. the most expensive tier. A full-time, professionally supported team member for a fraction of typical Swedish consultancy rates, and the fee drops as your team grows.
Example: 1 developer, full time
- Salary and benefits (example)
- 5 000 SEK
- Management fee (team of 1)
- 10 000 SEK
- Add-on costs
- 500 SEK
- Social responsibility contribution (5%)
- 775 SEK
- Total per month
- ≈ 16 275 SEK
Illustrative figures. The salary depends on role and seniority. One-time recruitment fee (from 5 000 SEK) comes on top, charged only when you approve a candidate.
The more you grow, the less you pay.
The management fee per consultant and month decreases as your team in Nepal grows. Building a larger, long-term team with us should pay off.
| Team size | Management fee / consultant / month |
|---|---|
| 1 consultant | 10 000 SEK |
| Up to 3 consultants | 7 500 SEK |
| Up to 5 consultants | 6 000 SEK |
| More than 5 consultants | 5 000 SEK |
| 20+ consultants | Negotiated |
Pricing questions
What is included in the management fee?
Everything around the person: local employment and payroll, the office in Kathmandu, HR and wellbeing support, regular employee follow-ups, professional development and all administration. You manage the work; we manage everything else.
When do I pay the recruitment fee?
Only once you have interviewed and approved a candidate. Sourcing and screening carry no cost for you. If we never present someone you want to hire, you pay nothing.
How does invoicing work?
One monthly invoice in SEK from a Swedish company, covering all parts. No foreign contracts, no currency handling, no international payment administration.
Are there any other costs?
No. The monthly parts plus the one time recruitment fee is the complete picture. Salary reviews happen once a year in a transparent negotiation, normally a raise of about 10%, and you are involved before anything changes.
What does a junior developer really cost?
A one-page comparison of the all-in cost of a university educated junior developer hired in Sweden, via a Swedish consultancy, or as a dedicated Himalaya consultant.
Spoiler: around a third of the cost of hiring in Sweden, same degree, same stack, side by side on one page.
Want a concrete calculation for your team?
Tell us the role and team size you have in mind and we will put together a clear, complete cost picture before you commit to anything.
No commitment. Minimum engagement once you start: 6 months.