Kathmandu vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$156
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$2275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
48
96
🏙️ Population
846K
1.52M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 58% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8752nd and 4822nd ($455 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 2.1 months in Kobe. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6452nd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$9012

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$355
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$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015