Beirut vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$555
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
75
5
😀 Quality of life
61
50
🏙️ Population
2.42M
115K

The cost of living in Beirut is 201% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4691st and 9013th ($1165 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Bhutan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4996th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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