Guangzhou vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1157
🏠 One person rent
$352
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$845
$316
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1143
$218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
28
😀 Quality of life
77
48
🏙️ Population
18.7M
846K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 71% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6512th and 8706th ($760 vs $443) 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 651st and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1229
$388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
13.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11921
$1989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5116
$1043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.53
$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.44
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.95
$3.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$632
$81.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21121
$3255

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$605
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$726
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$692
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$576
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$766
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$657
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$797
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1043
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1601
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$798
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2411
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2720
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$866
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$819
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$811
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$788
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$773
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1073
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$771
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$562
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$495
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$811
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$928
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$847
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$957
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$664
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$831
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$808
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$989
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$565
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$644
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$521
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$626
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$581
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$592
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$607
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$508
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$403
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$328
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$290
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$336
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$343
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$298
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$378
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$330
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$365
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$294
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$261
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$289
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$291
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$347
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$303
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$359
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$326
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$811
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$384
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$463
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$316
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$327
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$401
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$523
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$318
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$352
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$390
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$359
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$304
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$298
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$342
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$306
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$306
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$310
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$340
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$325
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$443
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$344