Adelaide vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	50	5
😀 Quality of life	93	45
🏙️ Population	1.39M	115K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 467% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1210th and 8957th ($2338 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 73rd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Thimphu

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	Adelaide	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$633

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

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