Kathmandu vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$122
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
17
😀 Quality of life
51
44
🏙️ Population
846K
7.82M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 32% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8958th and 7914th ($412 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6657th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Shangqiu

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Kathmandu Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$16802

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$295
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$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
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$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
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$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
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$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
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$526
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$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518