Kathmandu vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kathmandu	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1077	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$131	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.2	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$2397
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	28	94
😀 Quality of life	46	80
🏙️ Population	846K	726K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 60% less expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 8918th and 5219th ($419 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 381st 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 6495th and 550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Sagamihara

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	Kathmandu	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.44	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.47	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.7	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$296	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$173	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.58	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.9	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.27	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.22	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.2	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3409	$16298

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143