Kathmandu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$147
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
28
24
😀 Quality of life
45
39
🏙️ Population
846K
6.56M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 28% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8885th and 7649th ($443 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6524th and 7013th 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
$1.48
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$10066

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$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
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$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
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$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
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Distance City Cost of living
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$553
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$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
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$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610