Seattle vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	80	5
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	737K	115K

The cost of living in Seattle is 652% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 206th and 9013th ($2908 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 102nd and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Thimphu

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	Seattle	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$691

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

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