Himeji vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3908
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$536
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$1850
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2240
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
60
5
😀 Quality of life
72
34
🏙️ Population
528K
115K

The cost of living in Himeji is 180% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4535th and 8915th ($1181 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Himeji ranked 224th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1836th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Thimphu

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Himeji Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2664
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5545
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3543
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.05
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.5
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.2
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16359
$666

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23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1042
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$1040
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1049
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1158
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$985
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1156
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1107
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1048
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$1038
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$991
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1157
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$949
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$1041
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1049
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1027
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1212
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$937
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1072
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1045
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1011
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1062
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1111
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1056
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$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$978
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$1187
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$1063

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$459
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$312
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$296
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$296
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$900
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$317
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$309
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$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
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$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
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$300
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$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
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$308
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$264
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$292
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$282
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$274
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$305
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$292
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$304
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$295
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$297
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$419
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$341
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$430
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$367
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$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
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$294
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$281
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$321
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$289
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$294
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$316
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$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300