Kathmandu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$156
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$2382
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
73
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
846K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 56% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8752nd and 5135th ($455 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 6452nd and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$6030

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$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011