Kathmandu vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$147
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2036
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
45
91
🏙️ Population
846K
1.46M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 63% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 8885th and 4577th ($443 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6524th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$7456

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$350
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$311
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$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
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073