Kathmandu vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$147
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
28
38
😀 Quality of life
45
43
🏙️ Population
846K
6.98M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 43% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8885th and 6518th ($443 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 152nd in China, while ranked 6524th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Zhanjiang

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Kathmandu Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$20188

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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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
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$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601