Kathmandu vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$122
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2276
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
53
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
846K
686K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 57% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 8958th and 5951st ($412 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6657th and 246th 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
$1.72
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$16729

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063