Thimphu vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$422
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1047
$2113
🏠 One person rent
$145
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$225
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$549
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
5
37
😀 Quality of life
34
43
🏙️ Population
115K
6.98M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 45% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8915th and 6602nd ($422 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 161st in China, while ranked 7592nd and 6725th 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
$3.18
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.7
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.94
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.58
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.23
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.9
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$666
$18959

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$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$756
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$761
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$650
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$642
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$771
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$877
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$573
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$702
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$823
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$812
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$803
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$549
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$793
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$804
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$569
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$461
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$763
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$564
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1588
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$582
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$653
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$579
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$774
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$758
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$794
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$591
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$656
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$916
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2737
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2432
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$554
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$513
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$755
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$496
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$513
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$522
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$575