Kumamoto vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$391
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
58
5
😀 Quality of life
70
50
🏙️ Population
738K
115K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 151% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5889th and 9013th ($970 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2570th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$6.45
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284