Kathmandu vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$134
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1093
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
74
😀 Quality of life
47
58
🏙️ Population
846K
9.07M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 31% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8916th and 7878th ($424 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6934th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Shenyang

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Kathmandu Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$22712

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$288
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532