Thimphu vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Thimphu	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$387	$1341
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1009	$3192
🏠 One person rent	$122	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$227	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.7	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$1594
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	5	61
😀 Quality of life	50	80
🏙️ Population	115K	581K

The cost of living in Thimphu is 71% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 9013th and 4248th ($387 vs $1341) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 6232nd and 531st 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	$2.99	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.45	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.54	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$119	$741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.3	$527
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$222	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$161	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.3	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.56%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$625	$5601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$3443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.55	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.6	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$53.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.2	$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.8	$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$691	$8624

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$856
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$871
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1191
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$950
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$886
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$902
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$390
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$899
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1061
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$717
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$999
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$946
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1057
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$563
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1002
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$856
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$817
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1169
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$916
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1377
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$437
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$527
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$437
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$298
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$893
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1029
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$467
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$931
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$923
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1406