Bangalore vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$221	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	76	5
😀 Quality of life	65	42
🏙️ Population	12.3M	115K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 25% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8500th and 8940th ($524 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5281st and 7547th 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	$3.4	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$653

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

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