Guangzhou vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$354
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
18.7M
846K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 90% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6835th and 8958th ($782 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 2285th and 6657th 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
$2.86
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$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
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360