Seattle vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Seattle	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2974	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7082	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$1895	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$3327	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6506	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	80	5
😀 Quality of life	90	36
🏙️ Population	737K	79.2K

The cost of living in Seattle is 559% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 145th and 8761st ($2974 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th 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 months in Thimphu. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 125th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Seattle	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.28	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2036	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3765	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2858	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9273	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.93	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1999	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29730	$701

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210

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