Himeji vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$560
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
60
28
😀 Quality of life
72
45
🏙️ Population
528K
846K

The cost of living in Himeji is 174% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4567th and 8885th ($1212 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 1st in Japan and Nepal, respectively. Check Japan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1864th and 6524th 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
$7.92
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$4063

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$1103
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$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1138
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1088
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1106
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1088
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1075
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1083
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1080
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1181
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$1025
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1172
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1072
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1074
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$1044
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1185
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$985
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1072
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1084
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1072
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1249
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$977
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1096
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1068
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1067
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1073
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1132
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1075
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1066
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1045

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$350
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$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
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$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
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$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
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$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
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$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
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$279
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$309
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$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
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$282
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$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330