Los Angeles vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$998
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$351
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	5
😀 Quality of life	93	43
🏙️ Population	3.9M	115K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 731% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 62nd and 8941st ($3420 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 2nd in the United States and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United States vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 50th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Thimphu

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	Los Angeles	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$600

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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