Kathmandu vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$147
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2645
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
99
😀 Quality of life
45
82
🏙️ Population
846K
1.54M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 63% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 8885th and 4637th ($443 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 6524th and 452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$13952

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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
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$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
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$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
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$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
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102