London vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$998
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	97	43
🏙️ Population	8.8M	115K

The cost of living in London is 790% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 28th and 8941st ($3662 vs $412) 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Thimphu

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	London	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$600

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274