Guangzhou vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$352
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
28
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
18.7M
846K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 85% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6548th and 8918th ($774 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1055th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$3409

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19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361