Kathmandu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$134
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$902
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
68
😀 Quality of life
47
70
🏙️ Population
846K
12.6M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 19% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8916th and 8548th ($424 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6934th and 3567th 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
$1.97
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$21955

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$336
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$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567