Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 14.8% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH303.82
|
$2.99
BTN248.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH253.18
|
$2.99
BTN248.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.87
|
$0.57
BTN47.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.45
|
$0.18
BTN14.91
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH29.32
|
$0.96
BTN79.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH172.39
|
$1.71
BTN141.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH155.62
|
$3.22
BTN267.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH71.37
|
$2.24
BTN185.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH79.12
|
$1.77
BTN146.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.78
|
$1.09
BTN90.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.51
|
$0.67
BTN55.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH28.33
|
$0.84
BTN69.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH37.57
|
$0.37
BTN31.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.28
|
$0.23
BTN19.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.02
|
$0.26
BTN21.65
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH206.95
|
$3.99
BTN331.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH387.37
|
$8.00
BTN664.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,240,587.17
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,789,531.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH168.11
|
$15.33
BTN1,272.56
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Kiev
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH233.15
|
$31.78
BTN2,638.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,389.50
|
$128.98
BTN10,707.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,068.85
|
$71.76
BTN5,957.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,888.33
|
$16.99
BTN1,410.67
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,636.28
|
$249.99
BTN20,753.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH275,605.81
|
$688.58
BTN57,165.58
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH50.64
|
$10.00
BTN830.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH53.75
|
$1.56
BTN129.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH91.15
|
$3.89
BTN323.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,073.21
|
$49.90
BTN4,142.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH202.54
|
$3.59
BTN298.26
|
|
pay 70.2% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,776.19
|
$9.58
BTN795.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,463.85
|
$11.98
BTN994.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,497.27
|
$32.93
BTN2,734.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,786.71
|
$32.93
BTN2,734.01
|
|
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