Paris vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	5
😀 Quality of life	97	42
🏙️ Population	2.15M	115K

The cost of living in Paris is 500% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 843rd and 8940th ($2517 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in France and Bhutan, respectively. Check France vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 18th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Thimphu

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	Paris	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$653

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289