Oslo vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2343
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5065
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$1300
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$689
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3751
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
79
5
😀 Quality of life
95
50
🏙️ Population
709K
115K

The cost of living in Oslo is 506% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1029th and 9013th ($2343 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Norway and Bhutan, respectively. Check Norway vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 34th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Oslo Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$6.45
 Cappuccino
$4.9
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2238
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8961
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6717
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.85
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.1
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7583
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161

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