Thimphu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$152
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$544
$940
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
5
89
😀 Quality of life
42
74
🏙️ Population
115K
13.9M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 35% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8940th and 7452nd ($420 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7547th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$18657

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$450
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$297
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573