Himeji vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2608
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$373
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1900
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
60
28
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
528K
846K

The cost of living in Himeji is 141% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5348th and 8921st ($1029 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 1st in Japan and Nepal, respectively. Check Japan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 2106th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5625
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3176
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10839
$3066

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$972
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$989
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$977
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$998
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$990
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1030
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1035
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1019
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$987
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1000
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1037
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1152
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$980
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1157
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1106
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1017
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$975
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1158
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$945
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1030
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1033
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1005
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1219
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$931
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1056
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1043
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$995
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1055
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1097
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1031
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1050
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$964
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1068

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348