Chengdu vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$240
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$238
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
28
😀 Quality of life
72
46
🏙️ Population
20.9M
846K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 49% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7421st and 8918th ($623 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1890th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chengdu Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$3409

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361