Chongqing vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$205
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
29
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
32.1M
846K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 46% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7933rd and 8958th ($601 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 2353rd and 6657th 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
$2.89
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$3536

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$581
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$608
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$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360