Thimphu vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Thimphu	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$452	$651
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1081	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$164	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$242	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.2	$72.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$436	$713
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	5	19
😀 Quality of life	36	41
🏙️ Population	79.2K	7.01M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 31% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8761st and 7192nd ($452 vs $651) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 175th in Bhutan and China, respectively. Check Bhutan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Thimphu compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Thimphu ranked 2nd best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhumadian ranked 326th in China, while ranked 7674th and 7073rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Thimphu vs Zhumadian

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	Thimphu	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.06	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$243	$453
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$174	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.9	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.6	$69.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.34%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$730	$4027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$121	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.8	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.97	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.66	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.39	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$4.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.2	$71.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$701	$12038

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Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$608
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$584
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$658
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$599
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$617
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$570
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$629
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$639
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$554
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$660
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$554
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$622
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$543
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$624
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$624
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$541
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$601
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$539
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$743
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$643
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$650
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$600
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$605
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$589
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$601
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$590
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$524
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$621
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$544