Kathmandu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$147
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
45
79
🏙️ Population
846K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 61% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8885th and 4780th ($443 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6524th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Shanghai

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Kathmandu Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$31401

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$311
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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
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$294
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$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
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$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774