Kathmandu vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$1592
🏠 One person rent
$127
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$355
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$623
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
28
18
😀 Quality of life
51
43
🏙️ Population
846K
9.71M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 26% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8921st and 7983rd ($427 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 239th 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 1.1 months in Nanyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nanyang ranked 352nd in China, while ranked 6559th and 7334th 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
$1.76
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$2934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1589
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$5.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$4.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$12618

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Distance City Cost of living
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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

Cities near Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$553
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$552
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$535
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$533
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$544
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$555
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$525
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$580
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$542
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$553
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$523
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$582
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$507
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$543
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$517
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$583
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$517
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$513
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$518
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$522
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$510
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$574
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$561
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$582
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$503
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$513
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$575
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$504
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$579
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$567
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$570
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$505
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$515
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$518
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$506
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$585
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$546
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489