Barcelona vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$998
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	98	5
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	1.73M	115K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 417% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1659th and 8941st ($2129 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Spain and Bhutan, respectively. Check Spain vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 174th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Thimphu

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	Barcelona	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$600

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274