Stockholm vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Stockholm | Thimphu | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Stockholm is 415% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1883rd and 9013th ($1991 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Sweden and Bhutan, respectively. Check Sweden vs Bhutan comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Stockholm compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 17th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Stockholm vs Thimphu
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| Stockholm | Thimphu | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Stockholm
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 km or 3.2 mi |  Solna | |
| 5.2 km or 3.3 mi | Lidingo | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Taby | |
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Sollentuna | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Tumba | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Akersberga | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Sodertalje | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Marsta | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Sigtuna | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Uppsala | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Nykoping | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Eskilstuna | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Vasteras | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Sala | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Norrkoping | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Gavle | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Orebro | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Linkoping | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Ludvika | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Visby | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Borlange | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Falun | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Mariestad | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Karlstad | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Raisio | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Skovde | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Turku | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Kaarina | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Mora | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Vetlanda | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Rauma | |
| 281 km or 175 mi |  Kuressaare | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Jonkoping | |
| 297 km or 184 mi |  Ventspils | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Salo | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Raseborg | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Arvika | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Kalmar | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Pori | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Vaxjo |
Cities near Thimphu
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Paro | |
| 147 km or 91 mi |  Siliguri | |
| 196 km or 122 mi |  Rangpur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Saidpur | |
| 211 km or 131 mi |  Shigatse | |
| 214 km or 133 mi |  Damak | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Raiganj | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Guwahati | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Biratnagar | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Dispur | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Balurghat | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Lhasa | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Purnia | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Bogra | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Shillong | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Malda | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Mymensingh | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Saharsa | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Bhagalpur | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Rajshahi | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Sylhet | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Janakpur | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Berhampore | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Narsingdi | |
| 418 km or 260 mi | Brahmanbaria | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Kathmandu | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Lalitpur | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Dhaka | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Agartala | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Narayanganj | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Muzaffarpur | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Hetauda | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Krishnanagar | |
| 474 km or 295 mi | Birgunj | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Jessore | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Shantipur | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Patna | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Durgapur | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Asansol | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Kulti |