Dallas vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$550
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	91	5
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	1.3M	115K

The cost of living in Dallas is 485% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 837th and 8915th ($2471 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 Dallas compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 130th and 7592nd 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	$18.8	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$666

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$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
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$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
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300