Thimphu vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1081
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$164
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$2885
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
5
100
😀 Quality of life
36
100
🏙️ Population
79.2K
14M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 71% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8761st and 3238th ($452 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Bhutan and Japan, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Thimphu ranked 2nd best city to live in Bhutan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7674th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$243
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$174
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$15051

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$476
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$337
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$1014
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$339
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$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288

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$1105
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$1099
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$1117
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$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
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$1101
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$1062
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$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
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$1057
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$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
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$1041
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$1102
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$1133
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$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063