Osaka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$514
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2247
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
97
5
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
2.75M
115K

The cost of living in Osaka is 213% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4566th and 9013th ($1212 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 18th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3644
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.6
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5653
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016

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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