Shenzhen vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$484
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
5
😀 Quality of life
80
36
🏙️ Population
17.5M
79.2K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 108% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5744th and 8761st ($939 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 460th and 7674th 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
$3.46
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$701

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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288