Thimphu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$387
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1009
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$122
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
5
90
😀 Quality of life
50
71
🏙️ Population
115K
13.9M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 46% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 9013th and 6862nd ($387 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Thimphu compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6232nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.3
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$691
$16590

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$455
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$314
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$700
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$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618