Phoenix vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	69	5
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	1.61M	115K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 467% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 955th and 8915th ($2395 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 146th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Thimphu

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	Phoenix	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$666

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

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