San Diego vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3486
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7909
$998
🏠 One person rent
$2368
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$4139
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5217
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
86
5
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
1.39M
115K

The cost of living in San Diego is 747% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 52nd and 8941st ($3486 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 2nd in the United States and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United States vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 155th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.2
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.97
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$6.34
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2489
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2046
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4508
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3643
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$251
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6577
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.32
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.04
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.2
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.97
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.48
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.1
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1937
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22295
$600

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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3065
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3077
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1276
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2956
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$3012
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3265
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1126
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3274
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$3008
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3269
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$3011
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3221
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2984
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2690
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2994
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3137
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3051
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2799
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2850
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2646
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$967
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3064
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2598
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2768
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2738
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2826

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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