Hong Kong vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
88
45
🏙️ Population
7.41M
846K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 522% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 379th and 8885th ($2753 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 205th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hong Kong Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Kathmandu

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