Kathmandu vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$156
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$1651
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
73
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
846K
1.96M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 61% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8752nd and 4509th ($455 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6452nd and 170th 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
$1.92
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$10328

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$390
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$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117