Kathmandu vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Kathmandu Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1157
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$153
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$316
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$857
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
28
98
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
846K
12.3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 31% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8706th and 7165th ($443 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 203rd 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 Wuhan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 6429th and 2078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.5
$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.42%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1989
$4593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1043
$2570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.85
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.94
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.05
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.7
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.67
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$73.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3255
$17684

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$336
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
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$298
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$378
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$330
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$365
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$294
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$261
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$289
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$291
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$347
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$303
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$359
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$326
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$811
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$384
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$463
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$316
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$327
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$401
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$523
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$318
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$352
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$390
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$359
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$304
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$298
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$342
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$306
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$306
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$310
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$340
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$325
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$443
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$344

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Distance City Cost of living
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$617
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$686
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$656
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$662
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$591
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$625
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$641
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$612
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$625
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$594
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$634
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$632
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$633
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$644
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$668
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$596
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$678
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$627
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$609
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$657
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$620
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$616
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$586
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$609
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$685
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$627
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$671
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$637
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$618
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$673
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$656
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$593
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$621
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$713