Kathmandu vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$134
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
49
😀 Quality of life
47
71
🏙️ Population
846K
8.78M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 35% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8916th and 7630th ($424 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6934th and 3354th 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
$1.97
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$9745

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$336
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$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954