Thimphu vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$387
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1009
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$122
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$1313
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
5
22
😀 Quality of life
50
46
🏙️ Population
115K
1.99M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 32% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 9013th and 8124th ($387 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th in Bhutan and Turkey, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Thimphu compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 6232nd and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.3
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$691
$1501

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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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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705