Kathmandu vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$122
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
58
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
846K
10.6M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 16% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8958th and 8757th ($412 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 6657th and 4718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Shijiazhuang

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Kathmandu Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$5006

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$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
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$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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716