Kobe vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1106
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$474
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1672
$544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
5
😀 Quality of life
81
42
🏙️ Population
1.52M
115K

The cost of living in Kobe is 164% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4945th and 8940th ($1106 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Kobe ranked 22nd best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 708th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.42
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4415
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2758
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10723
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289