Shizuoka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2392
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$368
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2528
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
52
5
😀 Quality of life
87
34
🏙️ Population
686K
115K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 121% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5882nd and 8915th ($932 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 732nd and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 271st and 7592nd 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
$6.72
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4676
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.95
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$92.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$236
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300