Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 5.6% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.02
|
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.89
|
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.51
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.77
|
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.76
|
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.90
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.02
|
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.31
|
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.02
|
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.36
|
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.45
|
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.25
|
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.11
|
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.95
|
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.04
|
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,346,773.08
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.94
|
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
Ankara
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.38
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,265.20
|
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,526.50
|
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,617.43
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,345.92
|
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,609.90
|
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.17
|
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.89
|
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.92
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY757.62
|
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.58
|
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,433.79
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,084.47
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,491.53
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,132.81
|
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
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