Kawaguchi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$998
🏠 One person rent
$502
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
594K
115K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 154% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5226th and 8941st ($1045 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th 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 Kawaguchi compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 909th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Thimphu

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Kawaguchi Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274