Thimphu vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1522
🏠 One person rent
$152
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$544
$695
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
5
28
😀 Quality of life
42
46
🏙️ Population
115K
6.23M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 28% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8940th and 7962nd ($420 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 7547th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.16
🥤 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
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$7825

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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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$574
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$580
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$579
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$552
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$629
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$592
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$526
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$585
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$570
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$553
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$609
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$567
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$639
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$581
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$563
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$542
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$555
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$595
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$544
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$553
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$646
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$599
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$632
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$507
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$575
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$535
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$523
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$671
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$631
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$517
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$638
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$533
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$590
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$522
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$525
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$625
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$546