Kathmandu vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$1763
🏠 One person rent
$131
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$723
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
85
😀 Quality of life
46
68
🏙️ Population
846K
9.07M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 22% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8918th and 8334th ($419 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th in Nepal and China, respectively. Check Nepal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 6495th and 3343rd 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
$1.44
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$24404

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$292
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$288
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$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$459
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$495
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$514
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$520
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$455
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$500
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$508
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$496
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$514
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$524
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$508
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$492
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$517
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$524
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$517
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$516
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$542
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$509
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$513
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$503
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$581
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$461
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$538
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$505
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$543
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$493
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$520
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$586
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$517
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1549
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$574
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$585
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$573
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1547
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$500