Kathmandu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$134
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$827
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
21
😀 Quality of life
47
46
🏙️ Population
846K
6.56M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 30% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8916th and 7943rd ($424 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6934th and 7142nd 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
$1.97
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$13867

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$336
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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619