Kathmandu vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$122
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$723
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
29
17
😀 Quality of life
51
44
🏙️ Population
846K
9.71M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 29% less expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 8958th and 8149th ($412 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 300th 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 1.3 months in Nanyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nanyang ranked 322nd in China, while ranked 6657th and 7322nd 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
$1.72
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$14394

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$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489