Houston vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
92
50
🏙️ Population
2.3M
115K

The cost of living in Houston is 481% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1258th and 9013th ($2248 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 82nd and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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