Thimphu vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$422
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1047
$1706
🏠 One person rent
$145
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$225
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$865
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
5
28
😀 Quality of life
34
41
🏙️ Population
115K
6.23M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 35% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8915th and 7175th ($422 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 7592nd and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.7
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.94
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.58
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.23
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.9
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$666
$8587

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$459
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$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$619
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$621
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$637
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$615
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$591
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$651
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$630
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$571
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$584
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$591
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$619
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$577
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$656
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$632
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$591
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$580
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$577
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$604
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$633
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$591
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$600
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$660
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$600
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$638
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$586
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$588
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$582
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$552
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$679
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$664
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$547
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$645
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$583
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$591
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$538
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$538
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$635
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$558