Kathmandu vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kathmandu	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1077	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$131	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$1530
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	52
😀 Quality of life	46	67
🏙️ Population	846K	791K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 60% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8918th and 5101st ($419 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 6495th and 3754th 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	$1.44	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.22	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3409	$15118

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052