Himeji vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$352
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$214
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
29
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
528K
846K

The cost of living in Himeji is 145% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5590th and 8958th ($1009 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 1st in Japan and Nepal, respectively. Check Japan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Himeji ranked 157th best city to live in Japan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 2002nd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Kathmandu

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Himeji Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6288
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3116
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12376
$3536

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$954
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$966
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$957
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1017
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$976
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$970
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1010
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1015
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$968
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$982
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1016
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$999
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$996
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1131
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$959
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1142
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1103
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1012
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$999
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$959
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1152
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$929
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1004
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1029
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$983
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1220
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$920
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1042
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$973
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1078
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1009
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1028
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1029
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$948
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1061

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5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
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$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
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$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360