Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Pokhara, Nepal

Pokhara vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Pokhara is 36.1% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 28.7% less in Pokhara
Groceries: pay 33.8% less in Pokhara
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in Pokhara
Housing: pay 62.9% less in Pokhara
Childcare: pay 88.2% less in Pokhara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% less in Pokhara
Clothing: pay 54.0% less in Pokhara

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Pokhara.

Pokhara vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pokhara instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 28.7% less for restaurants

	Beijing	Pokhara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.06	$1.47 NPR201.60	-64.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.07	$5.89 NPR806.41	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$0.46 NPR62.42	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.23	$0.16 NPR22.13	-47.7%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 33.8% less for groceries

	Beijing	Pokhara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.33	$0.53 NPR73.08	-62.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.61	$2.76 NPR378.01	-62.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.62	$3.16 NPR432.45	-55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.51	$1.60 NPR218.54	-8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.02	$1.48 NPR202.28	-3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.60	$1.09 NPR148.83	+18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.12	$0.47 NPR64.39	-33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.39	$0.52 NPR71.49	-41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.20	$0.33 NPR44.82	-43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.65	$0.22 NPR29.76	-41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.39	$0.29 NPR40.08	-37.8%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Pokhara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.39	$4.85 NPR664.22	+11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥240.44	$22.09 NPR3,024.05	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥150,275.51	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	+58.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.06	$9.28 NPR1,270.10	+102.1%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 62.9% less for housing

	Beijing	Pokhara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.64	$7.36 NPR1,008.02	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,694.94	$142.37 NPR19,488.30	-84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,545.49	$73.64 NPR10,080.16	-85.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥302.68	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	-37.2%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 88.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Pokhara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,497.00	$63.82 NPR8,736.13	-91.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,969.12	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	-84.8%
Average			-88.2%

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pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Pokhara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.01	$2.43 NPR332.65	+118.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.94	$1.47 NPR201.60	-59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.05	$2.95 NPR403.21	-15.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥471.27	$16.45 NPR2,251.23	-74.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.11	$2.58 NPR352.81	-69.1%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 54.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	Pokhara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥451.10	$15.46 NPR2,116.83	-75.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥249.74	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	-10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥600.85	$38.66 NPR5,292.08	-53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥774.96	$24.79 NPR3,393.65	-77.0%
Average			-54.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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