Kitakyushu vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$396
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
5
😀 Quality of life
70
50
🏙️ Population
935K
115K

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 170% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5340th and 9013th ($1044 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Kitakyushu ranked 317th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2364th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Thimphu

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Kitakyushu Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$6.45
 Cappuccino
$3.05
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964

Cities near Thimphu

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