Kathmandu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$134
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1162
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
81
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
846K
13.9M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 38% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8916th and 7400th ($424 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6934th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Tianjin

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Kathmandu Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.65
🥤 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
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$16559

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$263
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$295
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$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
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$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
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$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
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$576
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$546