Phoenix vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5360
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1407
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2224
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$643
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4113
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
71
5
😀 Quality of life
91
45
🏙️ Population
1.61M
115K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 472% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1175th and 8957th ($2357 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st 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 Phoenix compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 134th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$6.66
$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
$1499
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2325
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1811
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4603
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.52
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1456
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18987
$633

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$1961
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2471
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2345
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2435
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2312
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2298
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2359
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2338
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2353
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2396
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2381
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$3022
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2490
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2324
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2227
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2366
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2444
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2316
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2050
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1930
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2589
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2059
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2798
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1764
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1842
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2110
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$776
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1919
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1838
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$890
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2777
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1004
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2781

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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