Kathmandu vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$156
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$552
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
28
38
😀 Quality of life
48
45
🏙️ Population
846K
6.98M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 41% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8752nd and 6458th ($455 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 6452nd and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$19859

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$390
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$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573