Shizuoka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$426
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$702
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2644
$544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
52
5
😀 Quality of life
89
42
🏙️ Population
686K
115K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 144% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5380th and 8940th ($1025 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 315th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Shizuoka ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 291st and 7547th 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
$6.56
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.28
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.99%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4629
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3173
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.9
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.2
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.6
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19584
$653

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Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289