Kathmandu vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$134
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1874
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
47
78
🏙️ Population
846K
1.46M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 61% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 8916th and 5014th ($424 vs $1100) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 6934th and 867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Kyoto

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Kathmandu Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$6117

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$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010