Kathmandu vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$122
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$776
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
21
😀 Quality of life
51
46
🏙️ Population
846K
6.56M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 32% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8958th and 7929th ($412 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6657th and 7123rd 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
$1.72
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$11939

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$285
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$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615