Maoming vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$409	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	29	5
😀 Quality of life	44	34
🏙️ Population	6.17M	115K

The cost of living in Maoming is 79% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6647th and 8915th ($756 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6657th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Thimphu

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	Maoming	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$666

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

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