Hangzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$998
🏠 One person rent
$438
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
5
😀 Quality of life
72
43
🏙️ Population
11.9M
115K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 118% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6257th and 8941st ($899 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3005th and 7454th 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
$4.08
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$600

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274