Thimphu vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$152
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$462
$939
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
5
48
😀 Quality of life
45
63
🏙️ Population
115K
1.47M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 61% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8957th and 5278th ($412 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bhutan and Russia, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 7238th and 5513th 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
$2.71
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.2
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688