Thimphu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$152
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$462
$1075
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
5
81
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
115K
13.9M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 38% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8957th and 7496th ($412 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 93rd in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7238th and 2445th 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
$2.71
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$19275

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$943
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$310
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$299
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$339
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$315
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$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
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$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
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Distance City Cost of living
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$656
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$716
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$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
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$493
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$657
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$554
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$547