Barcelona vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$570
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	98	5
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	1.66M	115K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 388% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2198th and 9013th ($1887 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Spain and Bhutan, respectively. Check Spain vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 238th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Barcelona	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$691

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

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