Fukuoka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$430
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$550
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
5
😀 Quality of life
72
34
🏙️ Population
1.6M
115K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 150% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5120th and 8915th ($1057 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th 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 215th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1739th and 7592nd 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
$3.85
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$666

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FukuokaThimphu

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$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300