Kathmandu vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$156
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$713
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
28
19
😀 Quality of life
48
41
🏙️ Population
846K
7.01M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 30% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8752nd and 7192nd ($455 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 175th 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 Zhumadian. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 6452nd and 7073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Zhumadian

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Kathmandu Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$3.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$12038

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$390
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$337
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$386
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$272
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$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$589
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$608
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$584
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$658
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$594
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$605
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$599
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$617
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$642
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$563
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$570
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$614
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$629
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$554
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$660
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$554
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$542
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$622
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$543
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$624
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$506
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$624
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$541
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$531
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$601
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$539
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$743
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$643
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$650
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$600
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$605
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$589
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$498
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$601
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$590
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$524
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$621
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$544