Thimphu vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1081
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$164
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$853
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
5
28
😀 Quality of life
36
44
🏙️ Population
79.2K
6.23M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 31% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8761st and 7132nd ($452 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 162nd in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Thimphu ranked 2nd best city to live in Bhutan vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 7674th and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$243
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$174
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$13167

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$476
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$343
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203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
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$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$629
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$647
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$574