Kathmandu vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$134
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$912
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
29
25
😀 Quality of life
47
47
🏙️ Population
846K
6.23M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 29% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8916th and 8011th ($424 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 270th 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 1.5 months in Xinyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 6934th and 7026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Xinyang

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Kathmandu Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$8362

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$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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554