Kathmandu vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$147
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1634
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
52
😀 Quality of life
45
67
🏙️ Population
846K
791K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 60% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8885th and 4902nd ($443 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 6524th and 3769th 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
$1.48
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$15392

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$350
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$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046