Chongqing vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$229
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
29
😀 Quality of life
74
47
🏙️ Population
32.1M
846K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 49% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7730th and 8916th ($631 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1966th and 6934th 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
$2.93
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339