Kobe vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$460
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
5
😀 Quality of life
78
34
🏙️ Population
1.52M
115K

The cost of living in Kobe is 162% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4793rd and 8915th ($1107 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th 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 31st best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 674th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$666

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$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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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