Fukuoka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2574
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$448
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1285
$544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
81
5
😀 Quality of life
75
42
🏙️ Population
1.6M
115K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 154% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5117th and 8940th ($1065 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Fukuoka ranked 180th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1848th and 7547th 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
$3.75
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.45
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.28
 Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5515
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12707
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$931
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$933
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$924
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$926
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$929
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$919
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$930
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$931
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$909
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$936
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$906
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$939
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$923
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$942
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$876
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$832
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$844
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$950
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$934
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$942
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$919
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$829
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$873
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$852
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$831
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$950
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$955
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$945
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$901
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$939
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$957
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$955
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$884
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$874
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$853
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$841
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$913
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$860

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289