Houston vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5394
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1281
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2031
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4606
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
2.3M
115K

The cost of living in Houston is 449% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1354th and 8957th ($2265 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 2nd in the United States and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United States vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 16th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.52
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1003
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2380
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2542
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.19
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.92
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1729
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22380
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221

Cities near Thimphu

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