Changsha vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$222
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
68
45
🏙️ Population
10M
846K

The cost of living in Changsha is 31% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7989th and 8885th ($582 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 3254th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330