Kathmandu vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$122
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$811
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
17
😀 Quality of life
51
45
🏙️ Population
846K
6.71M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 55% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8958th and 6200th ($412 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 268th in China, while ranked 6657th and 7176th 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
$1.72
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$18853

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$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$677
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$632
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$661
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$647
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$675
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$646
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$618
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$623
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$611
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$525
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$601
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$636
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$553
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$604
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$650
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$557
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$623
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$617
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$626
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$620
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$765
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$571
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$644
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$683
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$594
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$576
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$684
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$652
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$549
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$669
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$782
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$530
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$669
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1002