Kathmandu vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$134
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
47
76
🏙️ Population
846K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 63% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8916th and 4880th ($424 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6934th and 1178th 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
$1.97
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$27610

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$288
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124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
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$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789