Saitama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Saitama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$368
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
5
😀 Quality of life
79
50
🏙️ Population
1.33M
115K

The cost of living in Saitama is 168% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5386th and 9013th ($1038 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 592nd and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Saitama vs Thimphu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Saitama vs Thimphu

Prices for goods and services in Saitama and Thimphu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Saitama Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$691

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

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