Bijie vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bijie Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1684
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$211
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$963
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
7
5
😀 Quality of life
47
45
🏙️ Population
6.9M
115K

The cost of living in Bijie is 43% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8026th and 8957th ($591 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 255th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Bijie compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Bijie ranked 221st best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7037th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bijie Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.4
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.66%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3302
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.75
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$347
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18360
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$580
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$566
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$580
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$603
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$576
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$578
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$599
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$600
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$612
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$607
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$615
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$574
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$563
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$679
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$601
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$595
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$596
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$581
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$628
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$629
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$621
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$595
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$625
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$591
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$581
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$598
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$608
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$588
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$611
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$666
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$572
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$576
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$578
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$625
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$584
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$600
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$600
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$617
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$588
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$584

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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