Kathmandu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$134
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$938
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
95
😀 Quality of life
47
76
🏙️ Population
846K
17.5M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 57% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8916th and 5618th ($424 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6934th and 1163rd 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
$1.97
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$21140

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648