Thimphu vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$1732
🏠 One person rent
$152
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$462
$1080
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
5
42
😀 Quality of life
45
55
🏙️ Population
115K
7.1M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 42% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 8957th and 7210th ($412 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 49th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Yantai ranked 63rd in China, while ranked 7238th and 6343rd 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
$2.71
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$4.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$3115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$6250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.2
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$14357

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$943
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$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$626
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$597
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$596
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$595
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$491
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$590
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$598
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$578
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$551
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$559
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$545
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$718
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$457
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$515
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$510
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$449
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$523
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$541
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$573
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$660
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$607
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$563
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$549
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$748
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$554
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$559
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$566
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$626
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$532
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$564
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$566
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$656
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$584
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$578
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$630
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$553
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$632
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$697