Kathmandu vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kathmandu | Quanzhou | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kathmandu is 31% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8921st and 7641st ($427 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6559th and 4086th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 47 km or 29 mi | Hetauda | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Birgunj | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Janakpur | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Pokhara | |
| 183 km or 114 mi |  Muzaffarpur | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Gorakhpur | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Biratnagar | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Patna | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Saharsa | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Damak | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Purnia | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bhagalpur | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Siliguri | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Gaya | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Jaunpur | |
| 355 km or 220 mi | Varanasi | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Raiganj | |
| 384 km or 239 mi |  Shigatse | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Mirzapur | |
| 400 km or 249 mi |  Paro | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Malda | |
| 411 km or 256 mi |  Saidpur | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Thimphu | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Allahabad | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Balurghat | |
| 443 km or 275 mi | Rangpur | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Lucknow | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Dhanbad | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Kulti | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Asansol | |
| 479 km or 298 mi | Dhangadhi | |
| 485 km or 301 mi | Ranchi | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Rajshahi | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Berhampore | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Durgapur | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bheemdatta | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Bogra | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Kanpur | |
| 553 km or 344 mi | Jamshedpur |
Cities near Quanzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 59 km or 36 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Xiamen | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Putian | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 147 km or 92 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Longyan | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Sanming | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Nanping | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Ningde | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Changhua | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Taichung | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Miaoli | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Douliu | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Nantou | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Zhubei | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Chiayi | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Shantou | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Meizhou | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Tainan | |
| 271 km or 169 mi | Jieyang | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | New Taipei | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Puning | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Keelung | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Yilan | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Taitung | |
| 379 km or 236 mi | Rui'an | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Shangrao | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Guixi | |
| 400 km or 249 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Yingtan | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Shanwei |