Niigata vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$414
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
54
5
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
791K
115K

The cost of living in Niigata is 148% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5487th and 8957th ($1024 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st 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 Niigata compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2415th and 7238th 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
$5.4
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$633

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Thimphu

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