Adelaide vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$998
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	50	5
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	1.39M	115K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 472% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1178th and 8941st ($2355 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Australia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Australia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 75th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Adelaide	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$600

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274