Chongqing vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$224
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
28
😀 Quality of life
72
46
🏙️ Population
32.1M
846K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 51% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7340th and 8918th ($634 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1675th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Kathmandu

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Chongqing Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$3409

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$553
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$584
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$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

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$341
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$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
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$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361