Strong base variant value with 6 airbags, LED lighting and big screen at entry price. Best suited to buyers wanting safety and core features without sunroof or fancy alloys.
This trim is the sensible choice if you want automatic convenience without jumping too high in price. It only makes sense if Nepal pricing includes a meaningful equipment step-up from the MT version.
Ex-showroom by trim — pick one to load it into the columns above.
From our tax and EMI tools — bagmati province rates, 5-year loan at 7.5% with 40% down.
Estimates, not quotes. Road tax follows the published provincial schedule; insurance is the third-party tariff. Confirm with the dealer and insurer.
These two split the decision: the Kia Seltos is रु 5,09,000 cheaper ex-showroom (8.5%), while the MG Hector is ahead on dealer and service reach — so the answer depends on which of those you are buying for.
Measured: 30 more service centres in Nepal (59 vs 29); 7 more showrooms in Nepal (43 vs 36).
Every figure in this verdict is computed from the table below — the same ex-showroom prices, variant specifications and Nepal service network the page publishes. Nothing here is an estimate, and where a figure is missing on one side the axis is left out rather than guessed.
Checked against the distributor's own published price, most recently on 08 September 2026. The rest are listed as published and carry no verification date.
Counted from our own showroom and service-centre directories, not from a brochure — every outlet behind these numbers has a listing on this site with an address and a phone number.
Browse the showroom directory →This comparison is assembled from the Nepal AutoMart catalog — distributor price lists we track daily, variant specifications verified against brochures, and our own showroom and service-centre directories. Specifications a source only hedges at are left blank rather than filled in, prices carry the date they were last checked, and corrections are logged. How we source and verify this data.
As of September 2026, the Kia Seltos starts at Rs 59.9 lakh ex-showroom — Rs 0.09 lakh less than the MG Hector at Rs 59.99 lakh.
The Kia Seltos costs Rs 59.9 lakh to Rs 85.9 lakh and the MG Hector costs Rs 59.99 lakh to Rs 78.25 lakh (ex-showroom, September 2026).
These two split the decision: the Kia Seltos is रु 5,09,000 cheaper ex-showroom (8.5%), while the MG Hector is ahead on dealer and service reach — so the answer depends on which of those you are buying for. Take the Kia Seltos if the ex-showroom price is your binding constraint. Take the MG Hector if you want servicing within reach of where you live. Every figure behind that call is in the table on this page.