Thimphu vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$152
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$462
$645
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
5
36
😀 Quality of life
45
51
🏙️ Population
115K
6.98M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 49% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8957th and 6740th ($412 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Thimphu compared to 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 7238th and 6593rd 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
$2.71
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.2
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$19015

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$443
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$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584