Kathmandu vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$134
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1351
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
29
65
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
846K
12.7M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 47% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8916th and 6776th ($424 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6934th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Suzhou

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Kathmandu Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$20341

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$336
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$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635