Kathmandu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$131
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$680
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
78
😀 Quality of life
46
66
🏙️ Population
846K
12.6M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 18% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8918th and 8544th ($419 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 6495th and 3982nd 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
$1.44
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$19343

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$323
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$316
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$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
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$312
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$299
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$297
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$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
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$900
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$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
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$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
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$422
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$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
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$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
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$370
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$280
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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
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$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591