Kathmandu vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$134
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$719
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
29
17
😀 Quality of life
47
44
🏙️ Population
846K
7.82M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 31% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8916th and 7879th ($424 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6934th and 7390th 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
$1.97
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$19212

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$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
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$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522