Kathmandu vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$134
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2498
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
846K
1.54M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 69% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 8916th and 4406th ($424 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Nepal and Japan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 6934th and 35th 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
$1.97
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$14111

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$288
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$287
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$386
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$263
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102