Guangzhou vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$333
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
28
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
18.7M
846K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 72% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8885th ($763 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1036th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.71
🥤 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
$457
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330