Thimphu vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1081
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$164
$843
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$375
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
5
13
😀 Quality of life
36
26
🏙️ Population
79.2K
948K

The cost of living in Thimphu is 63% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8761st and 4354th ($452 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bhutan and Laos, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Thimphu compared to 0.3 months in Vientiane. Thimphu ranked 2nd best city to live in Bhutan vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 7674th and 8730th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Vientiane

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Thimphu Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$243
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$174
$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$10038

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$476
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$343
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$1014
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$339
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$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
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$288

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Distance City Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi Udon Thani
$500
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$1195
172 km or 107 mi Khon Kaen
$532
220 km or 136 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
241 km or 150 mi Thakhek
$1184
279 km or 173 mi Phitsanulok
$496
336 km or 209 mi Vinh
$575
337 km or 210 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
352 km or 219 mi Ha Tinh
$554
363 km or 225 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
363 km or 225 mi Chiang Rai
$462
388 km or 241 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
392 km or 243 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
392 km or 244 mi Chiang Mai
$659
427 km or 265 mi Dong Hoi
$513
463 km or 288 mi Nam Dinh
$504
465 km or 289 mi Pai
$577
475 km or 295 mi Viet Tri
$549
480 km or 298 mi Thai Binh
$517
480 km or 298 mi Tha Khlong
$617
481 km or 299 mi Hanoi
$631
487 km or 303 mi Jinghong
$588
489 km or 304 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
491 km or 305 mi Rangsit
$594
503 km or 313 mi Sa Pa
$543
504 km or 313 mi Pak Kret
$677
507 km or 315 mi Nonthaburi
$704
508 km or 316 mi Bac Ninh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Hai Duong
$557
519 km or 323 mi Bangkok
$902
527 km or 328 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
528 km or 328 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
529 km or 329 mi Siem Reap
$587
530 km or 329 mi Haiphong
$605
530 km or 330 mi Lat Luang
$716
535 km or 333 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
540 km or 336 mi Hpa-an
$605
545 km or 338 mi Battambang
$539
553 km or 344 mi Mawlamyine
$566
555 km or 345 mi Hue
$422