Auckland vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	32	5
😀 Quality of life	91	42
🏙️ Population	1.47M	115K

The cost of living in Auckland is 367% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2124th and 8940th ($1961 vs $420) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 170th and 7547th 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	$12.6	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$653

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289