Shanghai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$600
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
99
5
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
24.9M
115K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 173% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4971st and 8957th ($1126 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 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1655th and 7238th 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
$5.01
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$633

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$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285