Beirut vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$598
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
74
5
😀 Quality of life
62
45
🏙️ Population
2.42M
115K

The cost of living in Beirut is 228% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8957th ($1353 vs $412) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5682nd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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