Auckland vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	32	5
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.47M	115K

The cost of living in Auckland is 470% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1357th and 9013th ($2205 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Bhutan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 150th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Auckland	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$691

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$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