Thimphu vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Thimphu	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$422	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1047	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$145	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$225	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$1615
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	5	62
😀 Quality of life	34	80
🏙️ Population	115K	581K

The cost of living in Thimphu is 66% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 8915th and 4316th ($422 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bhutan and Lithuania, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Thimphu compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 7592nd and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Vilnius

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	Thimphu	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.7	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$250	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$161	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.6	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.76%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.94	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.58	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.23	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.9	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$666	$8531

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Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$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

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302