Bijie vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bijie Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$612
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1813
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$212
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.4
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1321
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
9
5
😀 Quality of life
43
50
🏙️ Population
6.9M
115K

The cost of living in Bijie is 58% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7655th and 9013th ($612 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bijie compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Bijie ranked 150th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6683rd and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bijie Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.88
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$504
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3703
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1884
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.3
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.92
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.84
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.74
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.7
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19624
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$591
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$568
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$586
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$620
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$576
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$594
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$627
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$642
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$618
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$609
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$632
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$580
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$567
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$682
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$662
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$588
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$595
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$570
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$625
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$624
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$611
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$609
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$631
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$593
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$575
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$613
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$607
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$596
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$604
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$660
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$560
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$574
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$593
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$614
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$601
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$587
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$621
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$605
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$591
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$572

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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