Bucharest vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$474
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
77
5
😀 Quality of life
79
34
🏙️ Population
1.72M
115K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 134% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5565th and 8915th ($988 vs $422) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 645th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$666

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$867
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$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
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$633
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$704
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$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
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$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
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$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
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$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300