Thimphu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Thimphu	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$422	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1047	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$145	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$225	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$958
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	5	90
😀 Quality of life	34	70
🏙️ Population	115K	13.9M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 39% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8915th and 6956th ($422 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Thimphu compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7592nd and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Tianjin

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	Thimphu	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.7	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$250	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$161	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.6	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.76%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.94	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.58	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.23	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.9	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$666	$18215

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616