Shanghai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$602
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
5
😀 Quality of life
79
50
🏙️ Population
24.9M
115K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 194% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4780th and 9013th ($1136 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 571st and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Shanghai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774

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