Thimphu vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$998
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$158
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$234
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$351
$859
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
5
22
😀 Quality of life
43
51
🏙️ Population
115K
1.99M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 29% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8941st and 8147th ($412 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st in Bhutan and Turkey, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Thimphu compared to 1.5 months in Urfa. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 7454th and 6572nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.59
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.87
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$657
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.41
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.44
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.4
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$600
$9341

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$437
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$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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756