Kathmandu vs Kumamoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kumamoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2425
🏠 One person rent
$147
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$99.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1884
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
58
😀 Quality of life
45
70
🏙️ Population
846K
738K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 54% less expensive than in Kumamoto. Cities ranked 8885th and 5889th ($443 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 802nd 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 1.9 months in Kumamoto. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kumamoto ranked 352nd in Japan, while ranked 6524th and 2570th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Kumamoto

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Kathmandu Kumamoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$43
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.43
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$4474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$9.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$12605

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$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

Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919