San Jose, United States vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$998
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	87	5
😀 Quality of life	91	43
🏙️ Population	1.01M	115K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 862% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8th and 8941st ($3957 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 126th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Thimphu

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	San Jose	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$600

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273

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