Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 62.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$2.99
BTN252.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
$2.99
BTN252.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$0.57
BTN47.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.18
BTN15.13
|
|
pay 62.6% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$0.96
BTN80.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
$1.71
BTN143.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$3.22
BTN271.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$2.24
BTN188.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$1.77
BTN148.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$1.09
BTN91.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.67
BTN56.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$0.84
BTN70.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.37
BTN31.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.23
BTN19.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.26
BTN21.97
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
$3.99
BTN336.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
$8.00
BTN674.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,816,113.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
$15.33
BTN1,291.46
|
|
pay 59.3% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
$31.78
BTN2,677.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
$128.98
BTN10,866.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
$71.76
BTN6,046.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
$16.99
BTN1,431.63
|
|
pay 84.9% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
$249.99
BTN21,061.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
$688.58
BTN58,014.74
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
$10.00
BTN842.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$1.56
BTN131.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$3.89
BTN327.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
$49.90
BTN4,203.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$3.59
BTN302.69
|
|
pay 74.5% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
$9.58
BTN807.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
$11.98
BTN1,008.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
$32.93
BTN2,774.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
$32.93
BTN2,774.62
|
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