Kathmandu vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$122
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
75
😀 Quality of life
51
75
🏙️ Population
846K
1.96M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 63% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8958th and 4988th ($412 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 Sapporo. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 6657th and 1640th 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
$1.72
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$10501

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$285
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$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
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070