Saitama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$998
🏠 One person rent
$378
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
5
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
1.33M
115K

The cost of living in Saitama is 156% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5168th and 8941st ($1055 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th 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 Saitama compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1050th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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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