Dongguan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$257
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
28
😀 Quality of life
69
45
🏙️ Population
10.5M
846K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 53% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7055th and 8885th ($678 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3115th and 6524th 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
$2.12
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$4063

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$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
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$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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$350
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$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
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$288
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$379
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$282
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$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330