Shijiazhuang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shijiazhuang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1419	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$184	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.8	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$623	$570
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	71	5
😀 Quality of life	61	50
🏙️ Population	10.6M	115K

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 31% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8633rd and 9013th ($507 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Shijiazhuang ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5079th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shijiazhuang vs Thimphu

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	Shijiazhuang	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.91	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$116	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.9	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.43	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2374	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1669	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.56	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.74	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.84	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.1	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.16	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.9	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$395	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4947	$691

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$547
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$555
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$568
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$588
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$614
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$572
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$575
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$605
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$632
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$637
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$616
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$677
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$482
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$620
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$609
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$611
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$634
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$577
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$598
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$670
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$500
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$649
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$679
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$507
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$720
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$538
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$597
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$608
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$619
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$668
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$747
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$693
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$729
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$734

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