Thimphu vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1081
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$164
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$1041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
5
90
😀 Quality of life
36
73
🏙️ Population
79.2K
13.9M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 34% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8761st and 6886th ($452 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 104th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Thimphu ranked 2nd best city to live in Bhutan vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7674th and 1662nd 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
$3.1
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$243
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$174
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$16123

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$476
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$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600