Kathmandu vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$1706
🏠 One person rent
$131
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$865
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
28
28
😀 Quality of life
46
41
🏙️ Population
846K
6.23M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 36% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8918th and 7175th ($419 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6495th and 6860th 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
$1.44
$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$8587

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$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
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$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
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$280
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$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$619
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$621
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$637
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$615
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$591
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$651
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$630
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$571
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$584
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$591
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$619
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$577
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$656
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$632
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$591
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$580
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$577
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$604
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$633
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$591
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$600
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$660
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$600
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$638
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$586
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$588
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$582
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$552
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$679
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$664
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$547
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$645
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$583
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$591
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$538
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$538
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$635
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$558