Himeji vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$560
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
60
5
😀 Quality of life
72
50
🏙️ Population
528K
115K

The cost of living in Himeji is 213% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4567th and 9013th ($1212 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1864th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$691

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$1103
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1138
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1088
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1106
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1088
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1075
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1083
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1080
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1181
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$1025
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1172
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1072
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1074
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$1044
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1185
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$985
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1072
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1084
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1072
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1249
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$977
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1096
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1068
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1067
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1073
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1132
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1075
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1066
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284