Hong Kong vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
82
45
🏙️ Population
7.41M
115K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 548% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 621st and 8957th ($2674 vs $412) 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 632nd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Thimphu

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Hong Kong Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$633

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5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

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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