Brisbane vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	5
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	2.71M	115K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 450% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1349th and 8957th ($2269 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Australia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3rd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Thimphu

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	Brisbane	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$633

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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