Kathmandu vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$122
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$2676
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
51
96
🏙️ Population
846K
14.3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 76% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8958th and 3249th ($412 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 6657th and 8th 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
$1.72
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$16728

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005