Melbourne vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	100	45
🏙️ Population	5.35M	115K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 505% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 893rd and 8957th ($2496 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Australia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1st and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Thimphu

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	Melbourne	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$633

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$443
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$943
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$310
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$299
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$339
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$315
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$299
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1012
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$283
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$293
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$344
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$300
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$287
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$278
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$253
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$281
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$284
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$298
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$350
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$412
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$340
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$481
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$355
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$351
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$281
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$319
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$314
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$290
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$308
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$284
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$280
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$285