Saitama vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$380
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
5
😀 Quality of life
77
45
🏙️ Population
1.33M
115K

The cost of living in Saitama is 160% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5151st and 8957th ($1073 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd 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 Saitama compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1177th and 7238th 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
$5.84
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285