How Much Do Yango Drivers Earn in Kathmandu? Real Daily Numbers
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Most pages about driving for Yango in Nepal avoid the one question every rider actually asks: how much money ends up in your pocket at the end of the day?
We run a fleet of 500 bikes in Kathmandu, so we see the real numbers every day. Here they are, with nothing hidden.
The short answer
A Yango bike rider in Kathmandu who works a full day earns Rs 3,200 to Rs 4,500. A full day means roughly 8 to 10 hours on the road.
That figure is already after Yango’s 3% commission — it is what reaches your account, not the fare the passenger paid. Below we take the remaining costs off step by step, so you can see what is actually left in your pocket.
Why the range is so wide
Two riders on the same bike, on the same day, can finish Rs 1,000 apart. The difference is almost always when and where they ride.
Across a month, earnings work out at about Rs 25 per kilometre on average. That average hides a lot:
- Office hours — morning and evening rush pay the most. Demand is high and trips come one after another with little waiting.
- Rain — a wet evening in Kathmandu is the best earning window there is. Fewer riders go out, and fares rise.
- Middle of the day — quieter. You will wait longer between trips.
- Where you wait — sitting in a busy area beats riding around looking for a trip, and it costs no petrol.
Riders who plan their hours around the busy windows sit at the top of that Rs 3,200-4,500 range. Riders who go out at random sit at the bottom.
What comes off your earnings
Yango’s commission: 3% — already taken
Yango takes 3% of the fare. This is set by Yango and is the same for every rider in Nepal, whichever partner you join through. It comes off before the money reaches you, so the Rs 3,200-4,500 above is already net of it.
InnoHub’s partner fee: 2%
Our partner fee is 2%. That covers your registration, document help, daily rider support and the office you can walk into when something goes wrong.
Petrol: Rs 500 to Rs 800 a day
This is your biggest cost by far, and it depends on how far you ride. A rider doing short trips inside Ring Road spends less than one taking long airport runs.
A real day, counted out
Take a rider whose account shows Rs 4,000 for the day and who spends Rs 650 on petrol:
| Earnings after Yango’s 3% | Rs 4,000 |
| InnoHub partner fee (2%) | – Rs 80 |
| Petrol | – Rs 650 |
| Left with you | Rs 3,270 |
On a slower day at Rs 3,200 with Rs 800 of petrol, you keep about Rs 2,336. On a strong day at Rs 4,500 with Rs 500 of petrol, you keep about Rs 3,910.
What that means in a month
Riding 26 days a month, that works out at roughly Rs 60,000 to Rs 100,000 in your pocket, after the partner fee and after petrol.
Most riders who treat it as a full-time job land in the middle of that range. Riders who only go out at quiet times land below it. Nothing here is guaranteed: what you earn depends on the hours you put in and when you put them in.
Scooter, motorcycle or EV?
The fares are the same whatever you ride. The difference is what you spend to keep moving.
- Motorcycle — the most common choice. Comfortable for long trips and airport runs.
- Scooter — easier in traffic and usually cheaper on petrol for short city trips.
What an electric scooter actually costs to run
This is where the numbers stop being close. Electricity in Nepal is around Rs 10 per unit, and a full charge takes slightly more units than the battery holds, because some is lost in charging:
| Battery | Units used | Cost of a full charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2 kWh | 2.2 | Rs 22 |
| 3 kWh | 3.3 | Rs 33 |
| 4 kWh | 4.4 | Rs 44 |
Compare that with Rs 500 to Rs 800 a day on petrol. Even a rider who charges twice in a busy day spends under Rs 100 — roughly a tenth of what the same day costs on petrol.
Put that back through the day above. An EV rider showing Rs 4,000, paying the 2% partner fee and charging twice, keeps around Rs 3,850 instead of Rs 3,270. Over 26 days that is roughly Rs 15,000 a month that stays in your pocket.
The trade-off is range. An electric scooter covers less distance on a charge than a petrol bike does on a tank, so you plan your charging around the day rather than filling up once and forgetting it.
We onboard bikes, scooters, cars and EVs, so you can ride what you already own.
What else you can earn
Yango’s weekly bonus scheme is currently paused, and base fares were raised instead. Alongside that, InnoHub runs daily challenges for our own riders with cash prizes of up to Rs 2,500. See the current Yango bonus position in Nepal.
What it costs to start
Nothing. Registration is free, and you need five documents: your driving licence, citizenship, bluebook, insurance and PAN. You must be 18 or over and have a smartphone.
If you are not sure your documents are in order, send them to us on WhatsApp and we will check them before you apply, so you are approved the first time. See the full document checklist.
Start riding
You can register free on Yango today, or come to our office at Narayan Gopal Chowk, Maharajgunj. We are open 7 days a week, 9 AM to 6 PM, and rider support runs from 6 AM to 10 PM.
The figures on this page are typical earnings for riders in our Kathmandu fleet. They are not a promise of income. What you earn depends on your hours, your area and your vehicle.
