Guangzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$998
🏠 One person rent
$342
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
18.7M
115K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 91% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6854th and 8941st ($785 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1149th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Thimphu

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Guangzhou Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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