Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 44.1% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.97
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.57
BTN47.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.71
|
$0.18
BTN14.98
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
$0.96
BTN79.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.91
|
$1.71
BTN142.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.87
|
$3.22
BTN268.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.24
BTN186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.05
|
$1.77
BTN147.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.09
BTN90.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.67
BTN55.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.84
BTN69.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.35
|
$0.37
BTN31.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.37
|
$0.23
BTN19.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.68
|
$3.99
BTN332.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.41
€28.93
|
$8.00
BTN667.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,702.69
€28,280.46
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,008.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.77
€8.08
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.58
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.57
|
$31.78
BTN2,650.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$831.85
€766.22
|
$128.98
BTN10,758.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.45
€550.31
|
$71.76
BTN5,985.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.95
€148.25
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.36
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.03
€488.21
|
$249.99
BTN20,851.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,088.49
€7,450.37
|
$688.58
BTN57,436.37
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.49
|
$10.00
BTN834.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.11
|
$1.56
BTN129.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€4.85
|
$3.89
BTN324.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
€32.45
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.98
|
$3.59
BTN299.67
|
|
pay 72.6% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.57
€75.13
|
$9.58
BTN799.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.05
|
$11.98
BTN998.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.58
€88.96
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.72
€102.90
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
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