Thimphu vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$152
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$544
$1016
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
5
98
😀 Quality of life
42
74
🏙️ Population
115K
12.3M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 34% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8940th and 7501st ($420 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 106th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Thimphu compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7547th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$7838

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$450
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$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289

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Distance City Cost of living
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$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571