Thimphu vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$387
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1009
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$122
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$2601
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
5
100
😀 Quality of life
50
99
🏙️ Population
115K
14.3M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 76% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 9013th and 3085th ($387 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Bhutan and Japan, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Thimphu compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6232nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.3
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$691
$15495

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$455
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$314
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$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

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$1121
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$1112
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$1133
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$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033