Kathmandu vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$2951
🏠 One person rent
$127
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$2209
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
51
93
🏙️ Population
846K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 64% less expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 8921st and 4726th ($427 vs $1189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 1.9 months in Nagoya. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Nagoya ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 6559th and 79th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$48.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$10854

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$997
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$998
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$985
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$992
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$981
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$983
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$985
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$975
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$992
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$985
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1022
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$982
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$964
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$987
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$962
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$972
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$972
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$966
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$955
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$964
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$956
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$978
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$971
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$978
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$977
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$999
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$970
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$944
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$960
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$937
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$972
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$952
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966