Thimphu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$387
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1009
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$122
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$227
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$570
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
5
78
😀 Quality of life
50
66
🏙️ Population
115K
12.6M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 26% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 9013th and 8506th ($387 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6232nd and 3930th 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
$2.99
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.45
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.54
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.3
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$625
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.8
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$691
$19861

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$455
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619