Hangzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$405
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
5
😀 Quality of life
72
45
🏙️ Population
11.9M
115K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 109% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6527th and 8957th ($860 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3360th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Thimphu

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Hangzhou Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$633

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$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285