Kathmandu vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$147
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2601
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
45
99
🏙️ Population
846K
14.3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 73% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8885th and 3085th ($443 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6524th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Tokyo

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Kathmandu Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$15495

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033