Kobe vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$453
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
5
😀 Quality of life
81
45
🏙️ Population
1.52M
115K

The cost of living in Kobe is 167% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5047th and 8957th ($1103 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 681st and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Thimphu

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Kobe Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285