Kathmandu vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$122
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2341
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
51
93
🏙️ Population
846K
1.54M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 71% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 8958th and 4342nd ($412 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 6657th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Kawasaki

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Kathmandu Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$12261

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$285
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$284
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$395
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$281
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$295
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$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
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144