Shanghai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$998
🏠 One person rent
$636
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
5
😀 Quality of life
76
43
🏙️ Population
24.9M
115K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 179% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4880th and 8941st ($1147 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1178th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Thimphu

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Shanghai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.42
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789

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