Thimphu vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thimphu Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$422
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1047
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$145
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$225
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$550
$680
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
5
78
😀 Quality of life
34
66
🏙️ Population
115K
12.6M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 18% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8915th and 8544th ($422 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 7592nd and 3982nd 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
$3.18
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.7
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$161
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.94
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.58
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.23
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$666
$19343

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$459
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$312
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$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591