Thimphu vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Thimphu	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$422	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1047	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$145	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$225	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$745
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	5	19
😀 Quality of life	34	38
🏙️ Population	115K	7.01M

The cost of living in Thimphu is 34% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8915th and 7314th ($422 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Thimphu ranked 1st best city to live in Bhutan vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 7592nd and 7150th 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	$3.18	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.7	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$250	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$161	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.6	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.76%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.94	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.58	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.65	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.23	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$43.9	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$666	$8598

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Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504