Shenzhen vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$507
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
77
45
🏙️ Population
17.5M
115K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 128% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6106th and 8957th ($939 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1113th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Thimphu

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Shenzhen Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$633

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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

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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