Dongguan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$265
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
29
😀 Quality of life
71
47
🏙️ Population
10.5M
846K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 64% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7308th and 8916th ($694 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3241st and 6934th 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
$2.21
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$4078

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$785
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$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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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