Thimphu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$152
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$462
$3648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
5
86
😀 Quality of life
45
95
🏙️ Population
115K
2.79M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8957th and 897th ($412 vs $2493) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7238th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.2
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$20314

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$443
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$293
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$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
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$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$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
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$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
$285

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$2309
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$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
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$2035
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$1735
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$2027
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$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029