Hong Kong vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
83
51
🏙️ Population
7.41M
846K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 537% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 532nd and 8921st ($2718 vs $427) 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 548th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kathmandu

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Hong Kong Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$3066

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348