Kathmandu vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$131
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$2474
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
46
99
🏙️ Population
846K
14.3M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 74% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8918th and 3019th ($419 vs $1607) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6495th 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
$1.44
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$15235

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$341
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$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101