Thimphu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1081
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$164
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$3483
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
5
86
😀 Quality of life
36
94
🏙️ Population
79.2K
2.79M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 82% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8761st and 571st ($452 vs $2576) 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 1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Thimphu ranked 2nd best city to live in Bhutan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7674th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$243
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$174
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$18837

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190