Paris vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$550
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	5
😀 Quality of life	95	34
🏙️ Population	2.15M	115K

The cost of living in Paris is 437% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1222nd and 8915th ($2267 vs $422) 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 1.4 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 25th and 7592nd 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	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$666

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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