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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	87	5
😀 Quality of life	92	36
🏙️ Population	1.01M	79.2K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 676% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 22nd and 8761st ($3502 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1 months in Thimphu. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 69th and 7674th 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	$18.8	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$701

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

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