Himeji vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$335
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2004
$148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
29
😀 Quality of life
75
47
🏙️ Population
528K
846K

The cost of living in Himeji is 130% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5728th and 8916th ($976 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and Nepal, respectively. Check Japan vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 1726th and 6934th 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
$7.38
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5390
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.7
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14131
$4078

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$924
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$946
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$934
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1007
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$962
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$946
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$946
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$957
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1031
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$997
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$989
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1141
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$934
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1119
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1185
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$984
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$932
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1122
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$898
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$993
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1012
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$969
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1184
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$885
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1024
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$991
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$955
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1010
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1059
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$992
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$996
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$988
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$922
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1042

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339