Medina vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$696
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
20
5
😀 Quality of life
66
34
🏙️ Population
1.41M
115K

The cost of living in Medina is 188% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4439th and 8915th ($1215 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3899th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$666

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$961
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$846
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$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
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$459
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$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
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$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