Beirut vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$605
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
75
5
😀 Quality of life
63
34
🏙️ Population
2.42M
115K

The cost of living in Beirut is 197% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4326th and 8915th ($1255 vs $422) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4772nd and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300