Chengdu vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$251
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
94
28
😀 Quality of life
72
45
🏙️ Population
20.9M
846K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 49% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7209th and 8885th ($660 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1933rd and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Kathmandu

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Chengdu Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$4063

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38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330