Sydney vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sydney	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2640	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6276	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1578	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2764	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$366	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4008	$544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	5
😀 Quality of life	100	42
🏙️ Population	5.45M	115K

The cost of living in Sydney is 529% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 649th and 8940th ($2640 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Australia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Australia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3rd and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sydney	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1915	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1294	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3447	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12628	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.45	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.1	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2071	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19140	$653

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710

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