Kathmandu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$134
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1115
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
29
73
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
846K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 58% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8916th and 5531st ($424 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 6934th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Sendai

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Kathmandu Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$4242

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$336
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$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014