Guangzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$352	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	97	5
😀 Quality of life	75	34
🏙️ Population	18.7M	115K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 83% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6548th and 8915th ($774 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1055th and 7592nd 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	$3.42	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$666

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300