Kathmandu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$147
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
78
😀 Quality of life
45
66
🏙️ Population
846K
12.6M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 15% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8885th and 8506th ($443 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6524th and 3930th 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
$1.48
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.47
🥤 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
$180
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$19861

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$306
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$339
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$297
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$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
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$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
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$331
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$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
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
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$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
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$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
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$282
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Distance City Cost of living
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$531
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$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
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$659
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$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
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$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619