Gujranwala vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gujranwala	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$280	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$732	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$77.1	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$119	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$116	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$570
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	43	5
😀 Quality of life	24	50
🏙️ Population	2.03M	115K

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 27% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 9276th and 9013th ($280 vs $387) 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 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Gujranwala ranked 11th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8673rd and 6232nd 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	$1.63	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.28	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.42	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.25	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$36.1	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$107	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$69.2	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.2	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$592	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.96	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.67	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.93	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.68	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$6.76	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.45	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.46	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.4	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3170	$691

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$308
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$330
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$335
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$406
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$500
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$328
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$373
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$319
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$407
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$456
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$312
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$378
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$310
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$344
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$439
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$430
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$388
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$277
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$323
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$360
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$358
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$397
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$358
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$374
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$372
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$286
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$338
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$354
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$371
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$252
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$284
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$328

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284