Thimphu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$452
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1081
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$164
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.2
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
5
78
😀 Quality of life
36
67
🏙️ Population
79.2K
12.6M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 11% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8761st and 8471st ($452 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Thimphu ranked 2nd best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7674th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Zhengzhou

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Thimphu Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$243
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$174
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$4818

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$476
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$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617