Kathmandu vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$122
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
49
😀 Quality of life
51
71
🏙️ Population
846K
8.78M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 35% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8958th and 7679th ($412 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 Quanzhou. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6657th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Quanzhou

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Kathmandu Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$9536

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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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943