Bucharest vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$535
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
78
5
😀 Quality of life
84
45
🏙️ Population
1.72M
115K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 176% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4935th and 8957th ($1138 vs $412) 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 508th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$633

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$999
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$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
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$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
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$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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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