Kyoto vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$437
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
91
34
🏙️ Population
1.46M
115K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 172% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4641st and 8915th ($1148 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 Kyoto compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 112th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyoto Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$666

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300