Sydney vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sydney	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6649	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$1620	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$3006	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$408	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3743	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	99	5
😀 Quality of life	98	36
🏙️ Population	4.84M	79.2K

The cost of living in Sydney is 507% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 318th and 8761st ($2741 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Australia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Australia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 3rd and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sydney	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.9	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.69	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1859	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3954	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.7	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17057	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10833	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.6	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2005	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17934	$701

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816

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