Shanghai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$605
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
77
42
🏙️ Population
24.9M
115K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 169% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4879th and 8940th ($1128 vs $420) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1383rd and 7547th 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
$4.7
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289