Faisalabad vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$319
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$115
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$123
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$570
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
43
5
😀 Quality of life
40
50
🏙️ Population
3.2M
115K

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 17% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9185th and 9013th ($319 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6906th and 6232nd 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
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.12
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.71
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.64
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.66
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$25.1
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$691

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$312
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$292
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$310
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$456
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$380
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$376
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$406
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$308
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$280
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$360
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$358
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$500
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$335
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$328
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$371
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$344
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$378
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$376
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$439
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$407
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$294
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$323
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$430
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$374
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$338
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$372
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$277
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$388
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$358
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$252
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$397
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$441
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$268
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$354
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
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$455
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$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
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$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
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$380
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$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
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$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284