Kathmandu vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$147
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$896
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
28
28
😀 Quality of life
45
41
🏙️ Population
846K
6.23M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 35% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8885th and 7028th ($443 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th 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 Xinyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 6524th and 6819th 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
$1.48
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$9066

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$306
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$339
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$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
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$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
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$282
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$329
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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$647
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$650
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$659
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$647
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$681
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$659
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$587
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$626
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$606
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$612
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$646
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$598
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$692
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$619
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$599
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$599
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$622
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$673
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$611
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$614
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$705
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$610
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$674
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$610
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$612
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$594
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$571
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$714
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$706
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$568
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$676
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$591
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$614
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$559
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$555
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$663
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$575