Thimphu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1010
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$152
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$462
$664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
5
68
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
115K
12.6M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 19% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8957th and 8643rd ($412 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 7238th and 4641st 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
$2.71
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.08
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.53
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.6
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.07
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$633
$21713

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$943
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556