New York City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	96	36
🏙️ Population	8.8M	79.2K

The cost of living in New York City is 795% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6th and 8761st ($4044 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1 months in Thimphu. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 8th and 7674th 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	$24.2	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$701

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$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
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$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
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288