Sydney vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sydney	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6812	$998
🏠 One person rent	$1756	$158
🏘️ Family rent	$3107	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$335	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4188	$351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	5
😀 Quality of life	100	43
🏙️ Population	5.45M	115K

The cost of living in Sydney is 591% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 370th and 8941st ($2844 vs $412) 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2nd and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sydney	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.6	$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1420	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3992	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12962	$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7403	$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.08	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.3	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2275	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25164	$600

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$437
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$307
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$320
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$960
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$303
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$287
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$325
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$303
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$321
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$288
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1034
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$270
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$297
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$336
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$289
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$278
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$264
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$245
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$289
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$327
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$287
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$288
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$357
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$424
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$336
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$478
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$342
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$288
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$317
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$326
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$285
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$293
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$272
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$268
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$274