Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 35.4% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP714,696
|
$2.99
BTN249.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,359
|
$2.99
BTN249.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,224
|
$0.57
BTN47.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,352
|
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,918
|
$0.96
BTN79.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP458,924
|
$1.71
BTN142.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP573,601
|
$3.22
BTN268.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,472
|
$2.24
BTN186.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,187
|
$1.77
BTN147.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,199
|
$1.09
BTN90.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,936
|
$0.67
BTN55.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,406
|
$0.84
BTN69.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,369
|
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,311
|
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,964
|
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,632
|
$3.99
BTN332.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,826,328
|
$8.00
BTN666.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,233,425,626
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,796,501.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,206,050
|
$15.33
BTN1,277.51
|
|
pay 73.0% less for housing
Beirut
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,522,687
|
$31.78
BTN2,648.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP68,957,016
|
$128.98
BTN10,749.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP32,985,978
|
$71.76
BTN5,980.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,928,052
|
$16.99
BTN1,416.17
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,034,533
|
$249.99
BTN20,834.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP370,748,654
|
$688.58
BTN57,388.24
|
|
pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,011
|
$10.00
BTN833.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,766
|
$1.56
BTN129.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,582
|
$3.89
BTN324.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,434,669
|
$49.90
BTN4,158.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,359
|
$3.59
BTN299.42
|
|
pay 77.0% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,476,392
|
$9.58
BTN798.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,849,724
|
$11.98
BTN998.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,635,636
|
$32.93
BTN2,744.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,529,007
|
$32.93
BTN2,744.65
|
|
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