Goyang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Goyang Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3157
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$468
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
98
5
😀 Quality of life
73
34
🏙️ Population
1.06M
115K

The cost of living in Goyang is 177% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4560th and 8915th ($1171 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in South Korea and Bhutan, respectively. Check South Korea vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Goyang compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Goyang ranked 13th best city to live in South Korea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1533rd and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goyang vs Thimphu

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Goyang Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.46
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1128
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.93%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10973
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6475
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.77
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.5
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.31
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.78
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20735
$666

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$1129
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$1098
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$1055
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$1161
36 km or 22 mi Seongnam
$1400
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$1283
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$1063
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$1070
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$1040
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$1565
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$1022
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$1165
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$1089
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$1127
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$1042
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$1020
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$984
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$1026
82 km or 51 mi Anseong
$1026
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$865
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$1033
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$1151
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1074
103 km or 64 mi Seosan
$1036
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$1550
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$900
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$936
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$1561
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$459
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$312
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$296
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$296
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$900
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$317
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$309
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$342
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$323
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$335
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$307
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$963
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$300
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$280
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$408
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$308
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$264
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$292
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$282
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$274
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$305
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$292
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$304
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$295
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$297
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$419
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$341
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$430
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$367
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$309
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$288
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$294
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$281
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$321
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$289
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$294
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$316
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$292
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$299
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$300