Kathmandu vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$1501
🏠 One person rent
$131
$173
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$358
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$214
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$693
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
22
😀 Quality of life
46
39
🏙️ Population
846K
11M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 22% less expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 8918th and 8318th ($419 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 447th in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Linyi. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Linyi ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6495th and 7039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Linyi

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Kathmandu Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$80.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$219
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$5.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$1033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$4.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$6168

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$294
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$548
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$572
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$575
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$536
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$566
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$578
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$591
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$620
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$593
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$484
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$575
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$561
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$514
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$643
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$561
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$660
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$543
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$668
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$571
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$504
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$564
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$433
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$574
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$602
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$531
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$553
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$600
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$616
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$612
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$494
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$569
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$900
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$505
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$587
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$736
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$577
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$815
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$522
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$1385