Rome vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Rome	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1697	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$891	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$485	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1795	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	5
😀 Quality of life	87	36
🏙️ Population	2.87M	79.2K

The cost of living in Rome is 276% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2685th and 8761st ($1697 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Italy and Bhutan, respectively. Check Italy vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 230th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Thimphu

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	Rome	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1043	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2193	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7657	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3688	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.74	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.68	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.92	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.8	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9800	$701

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288