San Diego vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	87	5
😀 Quality of life	91	36
🏙️ Population	1.39M	79.2K

The cost of living in San Diego is 659% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 26th and 8761st ($3427 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1 months in Thimphu. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 107th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Thimphu

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	San Diego	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$701

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

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