Kathmandu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$147
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
45
79
🏙️ Population
846K
17.7M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 54% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8885th and 5948th ($443 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6524th and 556th 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
$1.48
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$24117

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$294
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$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
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$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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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618