Hong Kong vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
88
50
🏙️ Population
7.41M
115K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 612% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 379th and 9013th ($2753 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 205th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hong Kong Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

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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