Hong Kong vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2737
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6793
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$1830
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$3856
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$232
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
7.41M
846K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 553% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 427th and 8918th ($2737 vs $419) 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 1.4 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 248th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hong Kong Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2169
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1533
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4708
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3331
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26276
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16290
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.26
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.2
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.1
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1052
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22706
$3409

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361