Kyoto vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$437
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
1.46M
115K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 174% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4965th and 8957th ($1128 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 946th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Thimphu

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Kyoto Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.25
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285