Thimphu vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$387
$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1009
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$122
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$896
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
5
28
😀 Quality of life
50
41
🏙️ Population
115K
6.23M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 43% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 9013th and 7028th ($387 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 110th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Thimphu compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 6232nd and 6819th 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
$2.99
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.3
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$691
$9066

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$455
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$647
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$650
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$659
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$647
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$681
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$659
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$587
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$626
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$606
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$612
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$646
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$598
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$692
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$619
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$599
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$599
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$622
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$673
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$611
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$614
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$705
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$610
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$674
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$610
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$612
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$594
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$571
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$714
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$706
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$568
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$676
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$591
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$614
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$559
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$555
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$663
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$575