Bangkok vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$416	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	89	5
😀 Quality of life	74	34
🏙️ Population	5.68M	115K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 123% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8915th ($941 vs $422) 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 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1221st and 7592nd 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	$2.97	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$666

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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