Rome vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$544
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
91
5
😀 Quality of life
89
42
🏙️ Population
2.75M
115K

The cost of living in Rome is 381% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1942nd and 8940th ($2020 vs $420) 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 292nd and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rome Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$653

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$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

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$450
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$297
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$308
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$311
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$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
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$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
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$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
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$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
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$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
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$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
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$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289