Thimphu vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$387
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1009
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$122
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$3590
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
5
86
😀 Quality of life
50
94
🏙️ Population
115K
2.79M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 85% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 9013th and 656th ($387 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bhutan and Canada, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Thimphu compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6232nd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.3
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$691
$18156

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$455
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$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284

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$2332
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$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
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$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085