Himeji vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2608
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$373
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1900
$544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
60
5
😀 Quality of life
74
42
🏙️ Population
528K
115K

The cost of living in Himeji is 145% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5348th and 8940th ($1029 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 291st and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Himeji compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Himeji ranked 217th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2106th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$2.28
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5625
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3176
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10839
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$972
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$989
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$977
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$998
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$990
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1030
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1035
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1019
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$987
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1000
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1037
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1020
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1152
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$980
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1157
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1106
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1017
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$975
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1158
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$945
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1030
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1033
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1005
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1219
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$931
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1056
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1043
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$995
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1055
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1097
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1031
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1050
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$964
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1068

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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