Kyoto vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$482
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
91
50
🏙️ Population
1.46M
115K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 213% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4577th and 9013th ($1210 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 Kyoto compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 108th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyoto Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

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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