London vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	99	34
🏙️ Population	8.8M	115K

The cost of living in London is 681% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 58th and 8915th ($3296 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$666

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300