Kathmandu vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$134
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$800
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
58
😀 Quality of life
47
68
🏙️ Population
846K
10.6M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 19% less expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8916th and 8567th ($424 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6934th and 4412th 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
$1.97
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$5149

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$288
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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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740