New York City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$550
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	95	34
🏙️ Population	8.8M	115K

The cost of living in New York City is 952% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3rd and 8915th ($4441 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 22nd and 7592nd 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	$29.7	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$666

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300