Medina vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$673
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
22
5
😀 Quality of life
70
42
🏙️ Population
1.41M
115K

The cost of living in Medina is 182% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4743rd and 8940th ($1182 vs $420) 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4114th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$653

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$825
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$862
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$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
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$450
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$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
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$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
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$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
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$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289