Saitama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$488
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
5
😀 Quality of life
77
34
🏙️ Population
1.33M
115K

The cost of living in Saitama is 183% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4495th and 8915th ($1196 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 748th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Thimphu

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Saitama Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$3.28
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$666

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$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300