San Diego vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3507
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7962
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$2395
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$4150
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5553
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
86
5
😀 Quality of life
91
45
🏙️ Population
1.39M
115K

The cost of living in San Diego is 751% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 50th and 8957th ($3507 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 137th and 7238th 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
$22.1
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$6.24
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2519
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4514
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3653
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8566
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6843
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.99
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.5
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.3
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1998
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26517
$633

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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285