Thimphu vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$152
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$462
$792
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
5
25
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
115K
6.23M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 31% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8957th and 7971st ($412 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 230th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 7238th and 7058th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Xinyang

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Thimphu Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.71
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$3525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$1853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.2
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$8982

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$443
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$293
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203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$590
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$594
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$596
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$591
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$561
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$639
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$608
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$599
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$543
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$572
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$653
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$578
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$556
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$598
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$554
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$570
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$601
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$542
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$657
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$615
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$645
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$491
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$589
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$544
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$520
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$682
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$647
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$509
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$651
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$540
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$518
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$523
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$634
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$562