Kyoto vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$385
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
90
36
🏙️ Population
1.46M
79.2K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 127% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5138th and 8761st ($1026 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 months in Thimphu. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 118th and 7674th 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
$6.61
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288