Manchester vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$998
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	90	5
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	548K	115K

The cost of living in Manchester is 470% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1193rd and 8941st ($2348 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 84th and 7454th 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	$20.3	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$600

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

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