Kumamoto vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2271
$998
🏠 One person rent
$350
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1553
$351
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
59
5
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
738K
115K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 124% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6140th and 8941st ($922 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 690th 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 Kumamoto compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Kumamoto ranked 139th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1545th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.08
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4020
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2047
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$17.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12102
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$866
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$867
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$866
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$866
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$868
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$867
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$861
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$860
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$852
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$866
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$856
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$863
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$867
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$851
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$869
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$859
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$824
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$869
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$808
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$821
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$791
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$878
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$871
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$802
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$864
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$821
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$868
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$858
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$864
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$807
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$815
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$845
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$855
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$841
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$869
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$883

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274