Hong Kong vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
82
51
🏙️ Population
7.41M
846K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 550% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 621st and 8958th ($2674 vs $412) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 632nd and 6657th 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
$7.89
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$3536

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360