Kathmandu vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$122
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1949
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
846K
1.46M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 63% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 8958th and 4965th ($412 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 69th 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 39th in Japan, while ranked 6657th and 946th 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
$1.72
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$5281

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$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041