Thimphu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$152
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.4
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$544
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
5
77
😀 Quality of life
42
68
🏙️ Population
115K
12.6M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 17% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8940th and 8651st ($420 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7547th and 4484th 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
$2.79
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.1
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$600
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$947
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$653
$19556

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$450
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$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563