Guangzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$322
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
97
5
😀 Quality of life
75
42
🏙️ Population
18.7M
115K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 81% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6838th and 8940th ($758 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2100th and 7547th 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
$2.82
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289