Thimphu vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$1642
🏠 One person rent
$152
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$462
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
5
22
😀 Quality of life
45
51
🏙️ Population
115K
1.99M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 34% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8957th and 7752nd ($412 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th in Bhutan and Turkey, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.2 months in Urfa. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 7238th and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$8142

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$443
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203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
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$599
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$654
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$597
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$591
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$571
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$580
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$492
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$598
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$550
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$568
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$585
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$595
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$545
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$524
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$539
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$547
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$581
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$476
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$597
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$622
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$344
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$552
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$560
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$533
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$569
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$622
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$600
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$621
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$618
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$588
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$390
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$446
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$599
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$583
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$761