Perth vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$998
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	5
😀 Quality of life	96	43
🏙️ Population	2.14M	115K

The cost of living in Perth is 523% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 791st and 8941st ($2562 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Australia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 11th and 7454th 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	$16.4	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$600

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Thimphu

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