Okayama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$364
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
68
5
😀 Quality of life
68
50
🏙️ Population
720K
115K

The cost of living in Okayama is 153% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5836th and 9013th ($980 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3256th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$997
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$985
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$984
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$1025
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$995
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$983
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$975
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$961
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$985
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$962
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$987
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$960
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$958
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$993
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1075
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$1044
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$953
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$993
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$1022
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1088
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$987
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$1049
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1010
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1017
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$954
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1103
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1085
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1205
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1037
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1145
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$960
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1212
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1432
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1607
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1582

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284