Faisalabad vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$348
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$846
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$121
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$193
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$131
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.7
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$462
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
43
5
😀 Quality of life
48
45
🏙️ Population
3.2M
115K

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 16% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9089th and 8957th ($348 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6935th and 7238th 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
$1.8
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.4
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$53.5
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.7
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.1
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.02
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.44
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.63
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.37
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.6
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$633

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$326
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$338
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$351
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$330
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$382
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$391
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$308
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$279
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$417
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$295
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$352
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$427
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$464
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$364
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$298
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$360
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$414
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$257
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$323
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$370
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$264
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$353
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$352
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$263
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
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$289
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$369
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$443
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$293
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$307
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$320
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$943
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$310
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$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
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$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
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$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
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$278
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$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
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$284
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$298
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$350
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$325
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$412
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$340
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$481
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$355
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$351
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$281
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$285
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$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
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$314
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$290
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$308
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$284
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$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285