Thimphu vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$422
$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1047
$3864
🏠 One person rent
$145
$837
🏘️ Family rent
$225
$1959
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
5
8
😀 Quality of life
34
59
🏙️ Population
115K
24.7K

The cost of living in Thimphu is 72% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8915th and 3454th ($422 vs $1495) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7592nd and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.7
$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.94
$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.58
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.23
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.9
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$666
$8298

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$459
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$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300

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Distance City Cost of living
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$711
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1100
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1105
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$706
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$447
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$498
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$808
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$745
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$580
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$712
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$785
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$552
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$523
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$507
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$545
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$352
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$486
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$561
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$660
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$541
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$408