Paris vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$462
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	5
😀 Quality of life	96	45
🏙️ Population	2.11M	115K

The cost of living in Paris is 502% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 916th and 8957th ($2480 vs $412) 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 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 14th and 7238th 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	$17	$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$633

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$443
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$943
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$310
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$299
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$339
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$315
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$299
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1012
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$283
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$293
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$344
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$300
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$287
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$278
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$253
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$281
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$284
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$298
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$350
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$412
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$340
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$481
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$355
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$351
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$281
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$285
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$319
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$314
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$290
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$308
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$284
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$280
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$285