Kathmandu vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$147
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
28
19
😀 Quality of life
45
38
🏙️ Population
846K
9.71M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 32% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8885th and 7242nd ($443 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 159th in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 6524th and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$14023

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502