Thimphu vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2094
🏠 One person rent
$152
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$544
$563
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
5
38
😀 Quality of life
42
48
🏙️ Population
115K
6.98M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 47% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8940th and 6706th ($420 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Thimphu compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 7547th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Thimphu Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$16727

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Distance City Cost of living
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$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$773
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$780
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$677
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$652
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$892
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$579
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$693
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$816
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$827
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$809
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$552
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$794
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$829
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$551
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$518
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$758
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$568
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1746
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$589
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$559
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$662
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$574
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$758
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$766
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$562
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$662
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$878
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2718
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2414
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$558
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$556
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$765
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$570
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$558
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$546
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$574