Kawasaki vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$545
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
5
😀 Quality of life
81
34
🏙️ Population
1.54M
115K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 196% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4340th and 8915th ($1249 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 Kawasaki compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 497th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300