London vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	96	45
🏙️ Population	8.8M	115K

The cost of living in London is 807% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 20th and 8957th ($3740 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 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 12th and 7238th 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	$22.5	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$633

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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