Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 5.2 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.51
|
$19.51
ISK2,713
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.51
|
$16.45
ISK2,287
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.41
|
$2.70
ISK376
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
$1.95
ISK272
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.84
|
$3.16
ISK439
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.22
|
$6.72
ISK934
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.24
|
$6.27
ISK872
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.64
|
$6.03
ISK838
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.13
|
$7.60
ISK1,057
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.54
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.46
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.72
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.56
|
$8.42
ISK1,171
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN666.74
|
$68.29
ISK9,496
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,796,501.30
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,521,946
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,277.51
|
$23.23
ISK3,230
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,648.52
|
$74.47
ISK10,355
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,749.59
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,194
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,980.75
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,295
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,416.17
|
$66.99
ISK9,314
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,834.42
|
$254.97
ISK35,451
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,388.24
|
$5,993.83
ISK833,384
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN833.42
|
$9.37
ISK1,303
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.75
|
$4.61
ISK641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.37
|
$11.22
ISK1,560
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,158.57
|
$60.00
ISK8,343
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.42
|
$13.94
ISK1,938
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN798.45
|
$108.23
ISK15,049
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN998.06
|
$59.73
ISK8,305
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,744.65
|
$146.94
ISK20,431
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,744.65
|
$169.24
ISK23,531
|
|
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