Thimphu vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$422
$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1047
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$145
$665
🏘️ Family rent
$225
$1104
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$53.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$548
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
5
50
😀 Quality of life
34
63
🏙️ Population
115K
1.11M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 65% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 8915th and 4485th ($422 vs $1199) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 7592nd and 4732nd 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
$3.18
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.7
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
15.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3407
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.94
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.58
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$3.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.23
$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.9
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$666
$5800

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$459
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$312
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$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
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$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$1094
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$1071
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1081
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$990
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$565
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$697
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$833
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$570
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$711
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$574
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$568
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$553
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$813
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$767
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$660
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$481
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1016
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$967
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$419
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$961
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$583
209 km or 130 mi Van
$615
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$692
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$618
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$553
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$618
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$607
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$627
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$658
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$562
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$658
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$582
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$622
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$812
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$519
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$575
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$589
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$788
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$633
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$573