Bandung vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$218	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$550
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	81	5
😀 Quality of life	40	34
🏙️ Population	2.88M	115K

The cost of living in Bandung is 29% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8276th and 8915th ($545 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6910th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Thimphu

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	Bandung	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$666

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

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