Kathmandu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$127
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1516
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
72
😀 Quality of life
51
90
🏙️ Population
846K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 60% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8921st and 5094th ($427 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 139th in Nepal and Japan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.4 months in Sendai. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6559th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$5899

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013