Kathmandu vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$134
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1763
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
75
😀 Quality of life
47
90
🏙️ Population
846K
1.96M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 63% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8916th and 4901st ($424 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6934th and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Sapporo

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Kathmandu Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$9894

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$288
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061