Kathmandu vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2905
🏠 One person rent
$147
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1020
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2545
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
846K
824K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 62% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8885th and 4661st ($443 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 2.2 months in Sakai. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 6524th and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$5592

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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
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$294
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$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1086
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1094
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1094
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1030
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1043
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1132
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1140
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1034
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1362
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$1014
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1048
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1045
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1084
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1169
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1037
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1125
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1054
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1052