Dallas vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$570
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	5
😀 Quality of life	91	50
🏙️ Population	1.3M	115K

The cost of living in Dallas is 559% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 700th and 9013th ($2550 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 113th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Thimphu

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	Dallas	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$691

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284