Kathmandu vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$127
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1897
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
52
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
846K
791K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 58% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8921st and 5515th ($427 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th 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 Niigata. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 6559th and 3269th 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
$1.76
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$14992

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$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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001