Philadelphia vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
1.6M
115K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 530% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 742nd and 8957th ($2597 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th and 2nd in the United States and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United States vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 87th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285