Shizuoka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2646
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$364
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1854
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
53
5
😀 Quality of life
69
50
🏙️ Population
686K
115K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 156% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5761st and 9013th ($991 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 722nd and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Shizuoka ranked 420th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2988th and 6232nd 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
$7.04
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.73
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6785
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4661
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21319
$691

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Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284