Thimphu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$998
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$158
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$234
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$351
$902
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
5
68
😀 Quality of life
43
70
🏙️ Population
115K
12.6M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 21% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8941st and 8548th ($412 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 485th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Thimphu compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7454th and 3567th 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
$2.59
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.87
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$657
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.41
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.44
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.4
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$600
$21955

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$437
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$282
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$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567