Medina vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$998
🏠 One person rent
$659
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
23
5
😀 Quality of life
69
43
🏙️ Population
1.41M
115K

The cost of living in Medina is 183% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4843rd and 8941st ($1164 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4103rd and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$600

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$938
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$1036
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$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
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$1077

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$437
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$282
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$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
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$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274