Kathmandu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$122
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
68
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
846K
12.6M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 19% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8958th and 8643rd ($412 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6657th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Zhengzhou

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Kathmandu Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$21713

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$281
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$295
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
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$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556