Houston vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$550
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	91	34
🏙️ Population	2.3M	115K

The cost of living in Houston is 436% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1229th and 8915th ($2265 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 97th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$666

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300