Kathmandu vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$127
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1672
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
51
81
🏙️ Population
846K
1.52M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 61% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8921st and 4945th ($427 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Nepal and Japan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 6559th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$10723

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5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079