Thimphu vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1081
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$164
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$605
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
5
46
😀 Quality of life
36
60
🏙️ Population
79.2K
1.47M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 33% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 8761st and 6984th ($452 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Bhutan and Russia, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Thimphu compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Thimphu ranked 2nd best city to live in Bhutan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 7674th and 5379th 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
$3.1
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$243
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$174
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632