Kathmandu vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$134
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$801
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
18
😀 Quality of life
47
46
🏙️ Population
846K
6.49M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 38% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8916th and 7385th ($424 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Shangrao. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 6934th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Shangrao

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Kathmandu Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$25646

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$288
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$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628