Manchester vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	91	5
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	548K	115K

The cost of living in Manchester is 452% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1500th and 9013th ($2137 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 76th and 6232nd 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	$17.6	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$691

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284