Thimphu vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$387
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1009
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$122
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$1155
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
5
49
😀 Quality of life
50
52
🏙️ Population
115K
7.1M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 48% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 9013th and 6718th ($387 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6232nd and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Yantai

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Thimphu Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$1.54
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.3
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$691
$24056

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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
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742