Shenzhen vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$495
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
79
50
🏙️ Population
17.7M
115K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 148% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5948th and 9013th ($958 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 Shenzhen compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 556th and 6232nd 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
$3.6
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$691

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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

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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