Thimphu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Thimphu	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$422	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1047	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$145	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$225	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$3141
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	5	86
😀 Quality of life	34	93
🏙️ Population	115K	2.79M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8915th and 861st ($422 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Bhutan and Canada, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Thimphu compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7592nd and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Toronto

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	Thimphu	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.7	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$250	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$161	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.76%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.94	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.58	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.23	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$666	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095