Kathmandu vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$134
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1198
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
53
😀 Quality of life
47
73
🏙️ Population
846K
9.4M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 36% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8916th and 7558th ($424 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6934th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Ningbo

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Kathmandu Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$15801

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$336
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$288
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538