Kathmandu vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$147
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1779
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
846K
1.52M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 60% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8885th and 4855th ($443 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 6524th and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$14101

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$350
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$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094