Kathmandu vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$134
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2185
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
53
😀 Quality of life
47
90
🏙️ Population
846K
686K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 53% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 8916th and 6285th ($424 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 758th in Nepal and Japan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 6934th and 186th 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
$1.97
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$14291

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016