Kathmandu vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kathmandu	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1077	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$131	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$732
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	28	19
😀 Quality of life	46	38
🏙️ Population	846K	9.71M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 34% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8918th and 7346th ($419 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 147th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 6495th and 7198th 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	$1.44	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$1817
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	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.22	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3409	$12899

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Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479