Manchester vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	91	5
😀 Quality of life	93	42
🏙️ Population	548K	115K

The cost of living in Manchester is 440% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1330th and 8940th ($2265 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 107th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Thimphu

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	Manchester	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$653

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289