Kathmandu vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$131
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$1888
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
72
😀 Quality of life
46
90
🏙️ Population
846K
1.06M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 60% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8918th and 5132nd ($419 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6495th and 156th 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
$1.44
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$5986

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$316
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$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
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$459
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$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
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$315
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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034