Hangzhou vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$438
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
84
29
😀 Quality of life
72
47
🏙️ Population
11.9M
846K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 112% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6257th and 8916th ($899 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3005th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Kathmandu

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Hangzhou Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$4078

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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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