Kathmandu vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$147
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$739
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
85
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
846K
9.07M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 14% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8885th and 8584th ($443 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6524th and 3326th 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
$1.48
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$25284

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$311
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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
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$294
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$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$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
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$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
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
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$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511