Kathmandu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$147
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
73
😀 Quality of life
45
92
🏙️ Population
846K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 60% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8885th and 4890th ($443 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 6th in Japan, while ranked 6524th and 91st 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
$1.48
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$6369

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$350
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$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057