Kathmandu vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$122
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
29
14
😀 Quality of life
51
44
🏙️ Population
846K
9.03M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 31% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8958th and 7960th ($412 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6657th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Zhoukou

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Kathmandu Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.03
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
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$16685

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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
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$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514