Chicago vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$436
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
96
36
🏙️ Population
2.75M
79.2K

The cost of living in Chicago is 479% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 505th and 8761st ($2613 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 2nd in the United States and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United States vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 16th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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