Shijiazhuang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shijiazhuang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1354	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$191	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$329	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$183	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$608	$544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	70	5
😀 Quality of life	65	42
🏙️ Population	10.6M	115K

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 20% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8645th and 8940th ($505 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 489th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5294th and 7547th 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	$1.68	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.31	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2373	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.3	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4870	$653

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$527
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$535
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$527
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$523
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$574
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$548
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$505
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$550
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$499
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$454
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$456
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$544
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$543
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$565
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$552
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$553
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$480
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$495
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$546
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$634
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$502
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$638
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$516
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$534
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$654
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$580
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$689
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$619
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$748
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$707

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289