Changsha vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$202
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$253
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
72
51
🏙️ Population
10M
846K

The cost of living in Changsha is 39% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7882nd and 8921st ($592 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3381st and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$3066

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348