Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 27.3% cheaper than St. George's.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
St. George's
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
|
pay 17.6% more for childcare
St. George's
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
|
pay 88.2% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
|
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