Thimphu vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$422
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1047
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$145
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$225
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$1049
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
5
49
😀 Quality of life
34
51
🏙️ Population
115K
7.1M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 38% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8915th and 6983rd ($422 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 7592nd and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.7
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.94
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.58
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.23
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.9
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$666
$23251

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$297
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$419
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$430
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$367
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$309
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$288
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$294
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$281
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$321
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$622
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$609
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$606
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$605
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$610
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$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
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$594
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$596
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$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
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$612
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$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
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$564
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$494
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$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
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$561
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$531
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$689
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$585
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$543
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$566
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$815
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$504
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$543
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$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
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$635
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$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
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$665
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$638
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$574
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$655
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$536
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$642
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$702