London vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	99	42
🏙️ Population	8.8M	115K

The cost of living in London is 818% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8th and 8940th ($3851 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$653

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289