Beijing vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$605
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
78
48
🏙️ Population
21.9M
846K

The cost of living in Beijing is 134% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4887th and 8752nd ($1065 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 583rd and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Kathmandu

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Beijing Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$3189

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328