Beijing vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2705
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$596
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$711
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
73
45
🏙️ Population
21.9M
115K

The cost of living in Beijing is 153% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5341st and 8957th ($1044 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2718th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Thimphu

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Beijing Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1589
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12544
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6280
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.4
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.68
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$725
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25165
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$716
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$734
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$767
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$618
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$562
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$748

Cities near Thimphu

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