Medina vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$391
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
20
5
😀 Quality of life
52
36
🏙️ Population
1.18M
79.2K

The cost of living in Medina is 97% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6017th and 8761st ($892 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 6150th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$701

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$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
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$964

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$476
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$325
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$337
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$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
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$290
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$290
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$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
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$337
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$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
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$342
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$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
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$456
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$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
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$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288