Perth vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	5
😀 Quality of life	98	34
🏙️ Population	2.14M	115K

The cost of living in Perth is 391% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1654th and 8915th ($2075 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Australia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Australia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Thimphu

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	Perth	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$666

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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