Shizuoka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2429
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$394
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.8
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2276
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
53
5
😀 Quality of life
89
45
🏙️ Population
686K
115K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 133% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5951st and 8957th ($961 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 630th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Shizuoka ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 246th and 7238th 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
$6.59
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.01%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3664
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.9
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$33.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.3
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16729
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285