Kathmandu vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$122
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1151
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
97
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
846K
12.3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 37% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8958th and 7564th ($412 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6657th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Wuhan

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Kathmandu Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$8927

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$340
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$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584