Bucharest vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$449	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	76	5
😀 Quality of life	77	36
🏙️ Population	1.72M	79.2K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 113% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8761st ($961 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Bhutan, respectively. Check Romania vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 703rd and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Thimphu

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	Bucharest	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$701

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

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