Barcelona vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Barcelona	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1773	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4086	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$1039	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1779	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2149	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	98	5
😀 Quality of life	88	36
🏙️ Population	1.64M	79.2K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 293% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8761st ($1773 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 months in Thimphu. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 193rd and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Barcelona	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1095	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$847	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1488	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6090	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3928	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.2	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.75	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12100	$701

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1562
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1421
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1443
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1409
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1475
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1478
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1076
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1418
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1148
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1333
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1362
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1023
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1593
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1260
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1234
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1062
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1112
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1181
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1416
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1429
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1128
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1147
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1448
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1364
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1262
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2629
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1458
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1353
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1437

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288