Kathmandu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$131
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
46
80
🏙️ Population
846K
17.7M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 54% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8918th and 5950th ($419 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6495th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Shenzhen

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Kathmandu Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.44
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$22267

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$288
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$300
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$323
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$316
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$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361

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$2432
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$2737
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$653
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$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
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$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
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$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
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$650
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$823
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$522
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$609