Chengdu vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$252
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
5
😀 Quality of life
75
42
🏙️ Population
20.9M
115K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 51% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7530th and 8940th ($635 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1800th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chengdu Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289