Melbourne vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	100	42
🏙️ Population	5.35M	115K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 450% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1249th and 8940th ($2308 vs $420) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1st and 7547th 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	$14.5	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$653

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$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
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$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