New York City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$570
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	8.8M	115K

The cost of living in New York City is 947% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5th and 9013th ($4051 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 13th and 6232nd 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	$24.7	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$691

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284