Chongqing vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$226
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
87
28
😀 Quality of life
72
45
🏙️ Population
32.1M
846K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 50% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7185th and 8885th ($662 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 1966th and 6524th 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
$3.96
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$4063

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$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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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