cost
Cost of Living Index
Kathmandu
103.8
city
Beijing
91.5
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Beijing wins on 19 of 26 metrics compared to Kathmandu.
cost
Kathmandu
103.8
city
Beijing
91.5
city
safety
Kathmandu
64.9
city
Beijing
60.7
city
housing
Kathmandu
$3,043
city
Beijing
$3,003
city
jobs
Kathmandu
$622/mo
city
Beijing
$2,921/mo
city
health
Kathmandu
76.5
city
Beijing
65.1
city
environment
Kathmandu
22.8 ug/m3
city
Beijing
28.7 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Kathmandu
206 Mbps
city
Beijing
140 Mbps
city
demographics
Kathmandu
-0.7%
city
Beijing
-0.3%
city
economy
Kathmandu
$1,852/mo
city
Beijing
$2,843/mo
city
economy
Kathmandu
10.2%
city
Beijing
8.4%
city
education
Kathmandu
73.3
city
Beijing
58.8
city
environment
Kathmandu
63.1
city
Beijing
77.4
city
environment
Kathmandu
39.5 ug/m3
city
Beijing
7.2 ug/m3
city
health
Kathmandu
24.9%
city
Beijing
24.4%
city
health
Kathmandu
68.2 years
city
Beijing
78.3 years
city
housing
Kathmandu
14.9x
city
Beijing
8.1x
city
housing
Kathmandu
$3,226/mo
city
Beijing
$2,532/mo
city
housing
Kathmandu
$4,141/sqm
city
Beijing
$3,513/sqm
city
jobs
Kathmandu
8.7%
city
Beijing
8.2%
city
quality
Kathmandu
5.7
city
Beijing
7.3
city
religion
Kathmandu
51.6%
city
Beijing
66.0%
city
religion
Kathmandu
45.5%
city
Beijing
58.2%
city
religion
Kathmandu
11.0%
city
Beijing
52.5%
city
safety
Kathmandu
45.9 per 100k
city
Beijing
34.9 per 100k
city
safety
Kathmandu
20.1 per 100k
city
Beijing
25.2 per 100k
city
transport
Kathmandu
77.6
city
Beijing
68.2
city