Paris vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5684
$998
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$2492
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3694
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
5
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
2.1M
115K

The cost of living in Paris is 498% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 964th and 8941st ($2460 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 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 34th and 7454th 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
$17.9
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.32
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.85
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.68
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2756
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2070
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15102
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10254
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.22
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.37
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1048
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19577
$600

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5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506

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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