Faisalabad vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$359
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$881
$998
🏠 One person rent
$122
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$200
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$132
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$351
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
43
5
😀 Quality of life
48
43
🏙️ Population
3.2M
115K

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 13% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9039th and 8941st ($359 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Faisalabad compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6881st and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Thimphu

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Faisalabad Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.46
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.5
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.3
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$103
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.97%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$543
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$484
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.58
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.22
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.63
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.07
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$30
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1692
$600

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$393
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$339
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
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74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$306
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$340
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$391
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$382
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$396
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$450
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$332
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$309
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$350
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$335
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$401
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$313
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$280
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$440
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$286
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$346
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$446
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$496
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$371
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$310
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$371
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$391
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$394
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$321
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$373
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$253
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$344
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$334
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$256
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$438
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$279
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$373
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$252

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Distance City Cost of living
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$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274