Male vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$805
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
8
5
😀 Quality of life
64
45
🏙️ Population
133K
115K

The cost of living in Male is 218% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4552nd and 8957th ($1311 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Maldives and Bhutan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5347th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$633

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$299
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$387
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$350
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$293
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$609
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$676
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$349
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$627
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$518
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$487
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$414
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$499
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$271
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$348
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$316
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$299
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$331
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$447
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$320
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$554
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$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
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$303
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$285
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$349
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$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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$443
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$293
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$307
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$320
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$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
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$1012
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$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
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$300
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$287
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$278
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$253
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$281
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$327
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$284
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$298
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$350
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$325
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$412
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$340
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$481
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$355
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$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
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$285
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$275
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$319
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$314
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$290
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$308
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$284
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$280
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$285