Calgary vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
53
5
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
1.31M
115K

The cost of living in Calgary is 414% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1716th and 8957th ($2118 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Canada and Bhutan, respectively. Check Canada vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 209th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Thimphu

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Calgary Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$633

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$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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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