Rome vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$929	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	5
😀 Quality of life	86	34
🏙️ Population	2.75M	115K

The cost of living in Rome is 307% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 2624th and 8915th ($1718 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 337th and 7592nd 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	$14.5	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$666

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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