Kumamoto vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$367
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1577
$544
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
58
5
😀 Quality of life
72
42
🏙️ Population
738K
115K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 136% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5653rd and 8940th ($991 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd 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 Kumamoto compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Kumamoto ranked 387th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3164th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.28
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3768
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2054
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.8
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.65
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12669
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$912
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$914
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$914
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$913
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$914
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$909
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$906
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$903
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$897
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$907
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$892
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$899
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$884
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$905
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$860
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$894
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$841
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$853
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$831
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$891
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$900
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$829
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$901
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$852
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$891
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$891
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$832
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$844
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$884
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$873
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$895
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$891

Cities near Thimphu

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