Kathmandu vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$147
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1854
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
28
53
😀 Quality of life
45
69
🏙️ Population
846K
686K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 55% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 8885th and 5761st ($443 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 6524th and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Shizuoka

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Kathmandu Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.73
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$21319

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103