Glasgow vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Glasgow Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2114
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4959
$998
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$2124
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3456
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
626K
115K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 414% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1708th and 8941st ($2114 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 39th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Glasgow Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.9
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1681
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$320
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4105
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3087
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$135
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$928
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21435
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$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