Helsinki vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$998
🏠 One person rent
$972
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
5
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
694K
115K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 379% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2107th and 8941st ($1970 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Finland and Bhutan, respectively. Check Finland vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 47th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Thimphu

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