Bandung vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$998
🏠 One person rent
$210
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$351
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
5
😀 Quality of life
62
43
🏙️ Population
2.88M
115K

The cost of living in Bandung is 22% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8655th and 8941st ($502 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bandung compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Bandung ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5685th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.4
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.49
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.4
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$732
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$306
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.58
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$600

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$468
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$466
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$515
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$376
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$494
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$627
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$458
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$516
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$552
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$457
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$446
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$472
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$469
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$452
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$490
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$436
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$424
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$400
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$381
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$419
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$428
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$416
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$393
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$371
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$402
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$386
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$358
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$520
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$428
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$437
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$450
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$438
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$417
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$419
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1115
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274