Prague vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Prague Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4454
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1992
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$456
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2307
$462
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
89
45
🏙️ Population
1.4M
115K

The cost of living in Prague is 363% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2387th and 8957th ($1909 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Czech Republic and Bhutan, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 285th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Prague vs Thimphu

Prices for goods and services in Prague and Thimphu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Prague Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$914
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$323
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10243
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.02
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.81
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.4
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1061
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17389
$633

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383

Cities near Thimphu

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