New York City vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$998
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	5
😀 Quality of life	95	43
🏙️ Population	8.8M	115K

The cost of living in New York City is 921% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4th and 8941st ($4202 vs $412) 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 15th and 7454th 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	$22.6	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$600

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274