Fukuoka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$433
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
82
5
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
1.6M
115K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 153% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5335th and 8957th ($1045 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 198th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Thimphu

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Fukuoka Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.34
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285