Barcelona vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
98
5
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
1.73M
115K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 413% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1722nd and 8957th ($2116 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 205th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$633

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7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285