Kathmandu vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2769
🏠 One person rent
$156
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$981
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$2205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
846K
593K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 57% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 8752nd and 4965th ($455 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in Nepal and Japan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kawaguchi ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 6452nd and 446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Kawaguchi

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Kathmandu Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$5296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$25.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$5.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$13821

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$272
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$310
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$342
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$335
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$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
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$329
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$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
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$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
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$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1143
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1058
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1063
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$1117
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1035
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1136
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
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$1043
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
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$1062
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$1062
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1078