Bangkok vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$425	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	89	5
😀 Quality of life	74	50
🏙️ Population	5.68M	115K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 157% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5738th and 9013th ($994 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Bhutan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1355th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Thimphu

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	Bangkok	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$691

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284