Himeji vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3649
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$524
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1806
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2217
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
60
5
😀 Quality of life
73
36
🏙️ Population
528K
79.2K

The cost of living in Himeji is 151% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4618th and 8761st ($1132 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Himeji ranked 232nd best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 1550th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1447
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.64%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3892
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2919
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.9
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.4
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8933
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1030
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1021
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1009
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1002
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1006
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1000
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1003
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$983
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$995
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$993
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1060
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$946
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$995
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1076
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$993
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$987
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$965
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$999
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$923
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$984
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1006
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$982
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1001
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$919
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1024
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$996
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$983
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1006
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1058
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$978
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$995
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$977
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$968
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$972
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$972

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288