Dongguan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$263
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
28
😀 Quality of life
72
51
🏙️ Population
10.5M
846K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 55% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7341st and 8921st ($662 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3389th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kathmandu

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Dongguan Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$3066

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348