Auckland vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	32	5
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	1.47M	115K

The cost of living in Auckland is 366% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1924th and 8915th ($1968 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 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 161st and 7592nd 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	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$666

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300