Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 4.9 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 46.3% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$6.83
CN¥49.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$7.46
CN¥53.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 67.2% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$4.35
CN¥31.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
$34.62
CN¥250.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$4.68
CN¥33.83
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$13.59
CN¥98.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$969.73
CN¥7,007.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$561.86
CN¥4,060.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$42.17
CN¥304.75
|
|
pay 20.0 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$836.50
CN¥6,045.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,522.49
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$1.38
CN¥10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$3.73
CN¥26.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$62.16
CN¥449.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$8.31
CN¥60.05
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$65.57
CN¥473.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$35.21
CN¥254.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$85.31
CN¥616.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$112.58
CN¥813.60
|
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