Kathmandu vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$122
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$983
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
29
65
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
846K
12.7M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 47% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8958th and 6833rd ($412 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 Suzhou. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6657th and 3150th 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
$1.72
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$17664

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$285
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$284
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$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
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$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623