Thimphu vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$152
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$323
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$544
$863
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
5
21
😀 Quality of life
42
46
🏙️ Population
115K
6.71M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 54% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8940th and 6158th ($420 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 7547th and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Yancheng

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Thimphu Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$18627

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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
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$663
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$664
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$617
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$654
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$634
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$602
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$610
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$597
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$622
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$531
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$590
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$621
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$537
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$597
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$634
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$547
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$601
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$602
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$618
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$612
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$753
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$564
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$632
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$679
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$583
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$567
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$696
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$674
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$639
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$558
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$673
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$771
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$546
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$656
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$509
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1003