Chiba vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$524
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
5
😀 Quality of life
77
50
🏙️ Population
975K
115K

The cost of living in Chiba is 222% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4480th and 9013th ($1244 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 814th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284