Okayama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$998
🏠 One person rent
$309
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
70
5
😀 Quality of life
76
43
🏙️ Population
720K
115K

The cost of living in Okayama is 112% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6433rd and 8941st ($871 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1367th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$885
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$921
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$898
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$925
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$934
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$910
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$901
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$988
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$874
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$873
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1088
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1141
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1030
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$969
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$957
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$932
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1108
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$985
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$920
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$946
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$860
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$911
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$922
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$979
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$934
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$974
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$862
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$924
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$946
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1256
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1027
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1202
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$884
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$976
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1385
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1486
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1471

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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