Kathmandu vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$122
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1024
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
95
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
846K
17.5M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 56% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8958th and 6106th ($412 vs $939) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6657th and 1113th 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
$1.72
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$22916

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$340
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$285
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$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638