Thimphu vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Thimphu	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$387	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1009	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$122	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$819
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	5	8
😀 Quality of life	50	58
🏙️ Population	115K	24.7K

The cost of living in Thimphu is 75% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 9013th and 3466th ($387 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bhutan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Bhutan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Thimphu compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6232nd and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Victoria

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	Thimphu	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.45	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$119	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.3	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$222	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$161	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.3	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$625	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.55	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.6	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.2	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.8	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$691	$8081

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Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482