Fukuoka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$998
🏠 One person rent
$427
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
82
5
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
1.6M
115K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 147% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5437th and 8941st ($1018 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 919th and 7454th 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
$3.66
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274