Helsinki vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
78
5
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
676K
115K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 400% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2046th and 9013th ($1936 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 37th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

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