Gujranwala vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gujranwala	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$240	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$600	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$73.5	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$123	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$96	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.4	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$436
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	43	5
😀 Quality of life	28	36
🏙️ Population	2.03M	79.2K

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 47% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9287th and 8761st ($240 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gujranwala compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 8622nd and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Thimphu

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	Gujranwala	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.02	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$6.66	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.42	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.25	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.2	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$33.2	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$71.3	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.3	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.4	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.44%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$400	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.89	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.43	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.49	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.39	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.32	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.4	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.25	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.8	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.7	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.9	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1081	$701

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$268
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$303
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$277
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$298
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$508
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$399
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$278
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$344
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$289
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$399
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$330
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$260
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$394
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$290
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$337
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$364
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$389
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$448
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$393
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$281
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$238
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$338
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$401
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$328
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$307
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$335
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$282
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$352
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$311
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$307
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$250
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$255
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$357

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288