Thimphu vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$152
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$544
$848
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
5
46
😀 Quality of life
42
64
🏙️ Population
115K
1.47M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 56% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8940th and 5881st ($420 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Bhutan and Russia, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Thimphu compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 7547th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Yekaterinburg

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Thimphu Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$7319

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Distance City Cost of living
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$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617