Rotterdam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2659
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6362
$998
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$2815
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
5
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
664K
115K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 546% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 649th and 8941st ($2659 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in the Netherlands and Bhutan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 20th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.8
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.79
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.61
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1650
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2967
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2361
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$278
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6135
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3996
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.92
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.3
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2772
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13092
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274