Thimphu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$998
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$158
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$234
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$351
$3517
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
5
86
😀 Quality of life
43
94
🏙️ Population
115K
2.79M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8941st and 1059th ($412 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Bhutan and Canada, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Thimphu compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7454th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.59
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.87
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$657
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.41
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.44
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.4
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$600
$22670

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$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053