Thimphu vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1081
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$164
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$1443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
5
22
😀 Quality of life
36
48
🏙️ Population
79.2K
1.99M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 32% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8761st and 7054th ($452 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Bhutan and Turkey, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Thimphu compared to 2.2 months in Urfa. Thimphu ranked 2nd best city to live in Bhutan vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 7674th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$243
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$174
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$5442

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$476
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$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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630