Guangzhou vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$342
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
77
47
🏙️ Population
18.7M
846K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 85% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6854th and 8916th ($785 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1149th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kathmandu

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Guangzhou Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Kathmandu

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