Los Angeles vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	5
😀 Quality of life	93	34
🏙️ Population	3.9M	115K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 657% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 80th and 8915th ($3196 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 58th and 7592nd 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	$21.7	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$666

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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