Sendai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$998
🏠 One person rent
$414
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
5
😀 Quality of life
74
43
🏙️ Population
1.06M
115K

The cost of living in Sendai is 145% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5531st and 8941st ($1007 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2040th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Thimphu

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