Cost of living comparison

Tokyo, Japan

compared to

Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 51.9% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 59.8% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 20.3% less in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 78.2% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 79.4% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.2% less in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 35.0% less in Kathmandu

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 43.4% less for restaurants

	Tokyo	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥929	$1.47 NPR200.95	-77.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥743	$7.36 NPR1,003.75	+41.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥159	$0.46 NPR62.22	-59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥106	$0.16 NPR22.06	-78.3%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 59.8% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥233	$0.57 NPR77.20	-65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,000	$4.70 NPR640.60	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥839	$3.17 NPR432.83	-46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥297	$1.62 NPR221.62	-22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥465	$1.48 NPR201.67	-54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥339	$1.09 NPR148.35	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥152	$0.47 NPR64.20	-55.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥378	$0.52 NPR71.25	-80.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥345	$0.33 NPR44.68	-86.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥184	$0.22 NPR29.66	-83.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥180	$0.29 NPR39.95	-76.8%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 20.3% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥630	$4.85 NPR662.08	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥8,357	$9.94 NPR1,356.42	-83.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,103,104	$33,138.99 NPR4,521,394.47	+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥3,974	$11.05 NPR1,507.13	-60.4%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 78.2% less for housing

	Tokyo	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥4,542	$10.42 NPR1,422.11	-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥159,701	$191.60 NPR26,142.03	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥83,107	$102.03 NPR13,920.03	-82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥19,107	$26.40 NPR3,601.60	-80.3%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 79.4% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥76,024	$91.89 NPR12,536.59	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,068,039	$3,479.59 NPR474,746.42	-76.0%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥464	$2.58 NPR351.66	-20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥485	$1.66 NPR226.46	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥557	$2.95 NPR401.90	-24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥9,574	$22.71 NPR3,097.99	-66.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,764	$3.31 NPR452.14	-73.2%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

	Tokyo	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥7,498	$24.02 NPR3,277.04	-54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,256	$31.19 NPR4,255.43	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,040	$53.29 NPR7,271.25	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥11,817	$37.76 NPR5,151.65	-54.4%
Average			-35.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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