Kathmandu vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$134
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
54
😀 Quality of life
47
72
🏙️ Population
846K
791K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 58% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8916th and 5436th ($424 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Nepal and Japan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 6934th and 2749th 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
$1.97
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$17418

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$336
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$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009