Glasgow vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	5
😀 Quality of life	95	34
🏙️ Population	626K	115K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 376% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1806th and 8915th ($2011 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 24th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Thimphu

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	Glasgow	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$666

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

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