Kathmandu vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1722
🏠 One person rent
$134
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1177
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
29
97
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
846K
12.3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 36% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8916th and 7573rd ($424 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Wuhan ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6934th and 1885th 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
$1.97
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$31.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$8347

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$336
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$288
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$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$643
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$664
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$649
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$638
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$658
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$619
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$595
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$610
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$600
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$600
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$589
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$618
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$593
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$608
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$615
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$623
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$587
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$565
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$562
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$556
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$554
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$570
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$650
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$535
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$612
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$575
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$542
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$551
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$599
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$589