Brisbane vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	5
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	2.36M	79.2K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 422% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 930th and 8761st ($2356 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Australia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 18th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brisbane	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$701

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288