San Diego vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	87	5
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	1.39M	115K

The cost of living in San Diego is 765% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 45th and 9013th ($3346 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 75th and 6232nd 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	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$691

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284