Kathmandu vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$122
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1596
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
51
77
🏙️ Population
846K
1.33M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 62% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8958th and 5151st ($412 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd 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 Saitama. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 6657th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Saitama

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Kathmandu Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.72
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$15321

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$340
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$285
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$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102