Kathmandu vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$122
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1617
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
54
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
846K
791K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 60% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8958th and 5487th ($412 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 6657th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Niigata

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Kathmandu Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$16483

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$340
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032