Bucharest vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$496
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
76
5
😀 Quality of life
78
50
🏙️ Population
1.72M
115K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 168% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5404th and 9013th ($1036 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Romania and Bhutan, respectively. Check Romania vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 642nd and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$691

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$900
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$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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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