Jerusalem vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
77
5
😀 Quality of life
86
45
🏙️ Population
936K
115K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 502% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 911th and 8957th ($2483 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Israel and Bhutan, respectively. Check Israel vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 410th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Thimphu

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Jerusalem Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

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