Shizuoka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2488
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$366
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
53
5
😀 Quality of life
85
36
🏙️ Population
686K
79.2K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 117% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5464th and 8761st ($980 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 474th 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 Shizuoka compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 290th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Thimphu

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Shizuoka Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.3
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2516
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.81
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.7
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8605
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288