Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 6.1% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD178.49
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD81.60
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD15.17
|
$0.57
BTN47.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.75
|
$0.18
BTN14.98
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.75
|
$0.96
BTN79.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD54.06
|
$1.71
BTN142.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD100.91
|
$3.22
BTN268.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD60.30
|
$2.24
BTN186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.94
|
$1.77
BTN147.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD15.15
|
$1.09
BTN90.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.80
|
$0.67
BTN55.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.62
|
$0.84
BTN69.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.46
|
$0.37
BTN31.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.76
|
$0.23
BTN19.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.78
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD84.16
|
$3.99
BTN332.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
$8.00
BTN667.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD209,600.54
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,008.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.58
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD1,000.57
|
$31.78
BTN2,650.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,750.24
|
$128.98
BTN10,758.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,624.59
|
$71.76
BTN5,985.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,063.54
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.36
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
$249.99
BTN20,851.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
$688.58
BTN57,436.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.60
|
$10.00
BTN834.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD35.47
|
$1.56
BTN129.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD45.38
|
$3.89
BTN324.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD683.17
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD61.20
|
$3.59
BTN299.67
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD662.97
|
$9.58
BTN799.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD411.86
|
$11.98
BTN998.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,189.95
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD915.39
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
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