Niigata vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2916
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$425
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1530
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
52
5
😀 Quality of life
67
34
🏙️ Population
791K
115K

The cost of living in Niigata is 151% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5101st and 8915th ($1059 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Niigata compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Niigata ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3754th and 7592nd 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
$5.24
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2642
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22.1
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.6
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.5
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15118
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052

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