Kathmandu vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$156
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$608
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
28
71
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
846K
10.6M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 6% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8752nd and 8597th ($455 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6452nd and 4919th 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
$1.92
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$4869

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$390
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124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733