Kathmandu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$122
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1272
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
29
73
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
846K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 59% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8958th and 5585th ($412 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6657th and 2145th 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
$1.72
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$5002

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$340
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$285
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$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022