Los Angeles vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$436
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	5
😀 Quality of life	94	36
🏙️ Population	3.9M	79.2K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 601% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 72nd and 8761st ($3165 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 34th and 7674th 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	$22.5	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$701

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288