Kathmandu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kathmandu	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1077	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$131	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$709
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	28	24
😀 Quality of life	46	39
🏙️ Population	846K	6.56M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 29% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8918th and 7740th ($419 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6495th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Shaoyang

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	Kathmandu	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.44	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.22	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3409	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600