Niigata vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$998
🏠 One person rent
$433
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
54
5
😀 Quality of life
72
43
🏙️ Population
791K
115K

The cost of living in Niigata is 147% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5436th and 8941st ($1018 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2749th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Thimphu

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Niigata Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274