Philadelphia vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$550
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	5
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	1.6M	115K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 515% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 664th and 8915th ($2597 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 138th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$666

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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