Kathmandu vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$147
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$839
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
21
😀 Quality of life
45
40
🏙️ Population
846K
6.71M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 53% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8885th and 5996th ($443 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 6524th and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Yancheng

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Kathmandu Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$20047

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$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
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$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
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028