Seattle vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3183
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7493
$998
🏠 One person rent
$1996
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$3450
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$789
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6618
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
80
5
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
737K
115K

The cost of living in Seattle is 673% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 126th and 8941st ($3183 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Seattle ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 147th and 7454th 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
$20.5
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$6.46
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2109
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1647
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3900
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2895
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7971
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5180
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.33
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.97
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.43
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.92
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.8
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.5
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2124
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30033
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098

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