Glasgow vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Glasgow Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5025
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
94
45
🏙️ Population
626K
115K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 414% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1712th and 8957th ($2121 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 42nd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Glasgow vs Thimphu

Prices for goods and services in Glasgow and Thimphu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Glasgow Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.57
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1242
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$322
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4206
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.14
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.6
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$129
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20961
$633

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$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
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285