Thimphu vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$387
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1009
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$122
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
5
38
😀 Quality of life
50
43
🏙️ Population
115K
6.98M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 50% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 9013th and 6518th ($387 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 39th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Thimphu compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 6232nd and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Zhanjiang

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Thimphu Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.3
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$691
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
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$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601