Kathmandu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$147
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
90
😀 Quality of life
45
71
🏙️ Population
846K
13.9M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 38% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8885th and 6862nd ($443 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 Tianjin. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6524th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$16590

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$339
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$297
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$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
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$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
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$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
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$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
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$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
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$282
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$329
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Distance City Cost of living
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$700
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$734
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$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
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$507
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$657
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$526
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$618