Auckland vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	32	5
😀 Quality of life	89	45
🏙️ Population	1.47M	115K

The cost of living in Auckland is 423% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1604th and 8957th ($2156 vs $412) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 240th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Thimphu

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	Auckland	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$633

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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