Shizuoka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$895
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$998
🏠 One person rent
$365
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.3
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2185
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
53
5
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
686K
115K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 118% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6285th and 8941st ($895 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 758th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Shizuoka compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Shizuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 186th and 7454th 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
$6.27
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.37
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$403
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.99%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6078
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.5
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.06
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.32
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$312
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14291
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016

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