Delhi vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$221
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.4
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$550
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
5
😀 Quality of life
61
34
🏙️ Population
26.5M
115K

The cost of living in Delhi is 21% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8558th and 8915th ($510 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5071st and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Delhi Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.53
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1179
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.66
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.18
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.5
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$666

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$425
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$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340

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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