Bangalore vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$239	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	74	5
😀 Quality of life	70	36
🏙️ Population	12.3M	79.2K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 30% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7797th and 8761st ($585 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 2674th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Thimphu

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	Bangalore	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.88	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$701

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288