Kumamoto vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$337
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1792
$550
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
58
5
😀 Quality of life
70
34
🏙️ Population
738K
115K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 112% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6073rd and 8915th ($894 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 825th 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 Kumamoto compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Kumamoto ranked 343rd best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2451st and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Thimphu

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Kumamoto Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.37
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4226
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11936
$666

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11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882

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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