Kathmandu vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$134
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$765
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
29
17
😀 Quality of life
47
44
🏙️ Population
846K
9.71M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 26% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8916th and 8211th ($424 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 352nd in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 6934th and 7311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Nanyang

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Kathmandu Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$16421

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$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492