Dongguan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$259
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
29
😀 Quality of life
71
51
🏙️ Population
10.5M
846K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 62% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7469th and 8958th ($666 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3662nd and 6657th 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
$2.36
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$3536

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$782
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$939
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$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
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$534
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$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
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$347
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$293
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$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360