Okayama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$323
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1414
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
5
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
720K
115K

The cost of living in Okayama is 121% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6268th and 8957th ($910 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th 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 Okayama compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Okayama ranked 112th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1654th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Thimphu

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Okayama Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6821
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3501
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.3
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12437
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$920
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$958
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$929
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$959
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$959
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$941
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$934
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1024
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$907
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1011
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$906
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1128
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1188
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1069
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1001
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$982
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$959
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1153
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1024
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$944
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$970
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$913
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$939
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$948
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1011
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$957
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1006
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$898
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$954
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$968
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1313
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1066
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1253
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$932
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1453
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1562
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1554

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