Medina vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$353
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
20
5
😀 Quality of life
67
50
🏙️ Population
1.41M
115K

The cost of living in Medina is 120% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6257th and 9013th ($853 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3833rd and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$691

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$988
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$895
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$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
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$934
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$934

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$455
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$314
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$298
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$293
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$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
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$311
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$256
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$297
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$268
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$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
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$321
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$309
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$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
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$443
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$350
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$428
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$380
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$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
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$311
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$294
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$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
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$356
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$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284