Kathmandu vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$147
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$831
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
53
😀 Quality of life
45
50
🏙️ Population
846K
8.78M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 34% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8885th and 7155th ($443 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 57th in China, while ranked 6524th and 6224th 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
$1.48
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$22902

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$311
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$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
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$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014