Perth vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	5
😀 Quality of life	98	42
🏙️ Population	2.14M	115K

The cost of living in Perth is 457% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1191st and 8940th ($2338 vs $420) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 12th and 7547th 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	$14	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$653

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289