New York City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	98	42
🏙️ Population	8.8M	115K

The cost of living in New York City is 902% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4th and 8940th ($4203 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United States and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United States vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 11th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Thimphu

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	New York City	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$653

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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