Thimphu vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1081
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$164
$702
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$572
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
5
50
😀 Quality of life
36
64
🏙️ Population
79.2K
1.08M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 62% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 8761st and 4468th ($452 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bhutan and Armenia, respectively. Check Bhutan vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Thimphu compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Thimphu ranked 2nd best city to live in Bhutan vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 7674th and 4769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Yerevan

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Thimphu Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$243
$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$174
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$2948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$1398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$9.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$8.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$7342

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$1014
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$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
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$968
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$691
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$990
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$861
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$516
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$690
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$778
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$517
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$597
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$519
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$521
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$522
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$833
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$734
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$645
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1085
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$884
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$386
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$878
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$618
209 km or 130 mi Van
$499
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$750
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$419
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$719
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$546
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$561
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$732
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$542
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$1148
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$561
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$772
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$893
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$461
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$535
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$571
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$848
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$510
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$565