Phoenix vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	70	5
😀 Quality of life	91	42
🏙️ Population	1.61M	115K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 458% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1184th and 8940th ($2340 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Phoenix ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 181st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$653

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

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