Thimphu vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Thimphu	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$422	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1047	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$145	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$225	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$300
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	5	30
😀 Quality of life	34	43
🏙️ Population	115K	6.87M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 40% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8915th and 6863rd ($422 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Bhutan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Thimphu compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 7592nd and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Yangon

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	Thimphu	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.7	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$250	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$161	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.6	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.76%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.94	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.58	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.23	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.9	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$666	$15505

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Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$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

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625