Kathmandu vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$127
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$695
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
28
28
😀 Quality of life
51
46
🏙️ Population
846K
6.23M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 27% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8921st and 7962nd ($427 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 6559th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$7825

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$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
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$284
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$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$574
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$580
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$590
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$522
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$525
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$625
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$546