Kathmandu vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$122
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$645
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
36
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
846K
6.98M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 49% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8958th and 6740th ($412 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 6657th and 6593rd 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
$1.72
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$19015

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$340
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$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584