Kathmandu vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$122
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1582
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
29
70
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
846K
935K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 62% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 8958th and 5098th ($412 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 126th 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 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kitakyushu ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6657th and 255th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Kitakyushu

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Kathmandu Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$5224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$33.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$68.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$12673

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$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

Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914