Matsuyama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$987
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$399
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2005
$550
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
52
5
😀 Quality of life
67
34
🏙️ Population
507K
115K

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 134% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5575th and 8915th ($987 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 587th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Matsuyama ranked 549th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3600th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Thimphu

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Matsuyama Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.5
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.62%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2116
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.9
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.4
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.77
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11046
$666

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MatsuyamaThimphu

Cost of living

$349

$907

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$927
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$934
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$928
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$937
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$934
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$934
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$886
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$952
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$931
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$865
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$938
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$903
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$859
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$881
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$890
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$854
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$874
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$878
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$980
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$979
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$944
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$985
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$906
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$973
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$885
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1031
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$887
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$876
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1002
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1011
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$964
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$883
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1013
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$866
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$882
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$964
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$897

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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