Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 14.4% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Astana, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
KZT3,502.43
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KZT2,501.74
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KZT304.78
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
KZT207.87
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Astana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT202.06
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
KZT1,907.64
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
KZT1,665.02
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KZT747.40
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
KZT959.64
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT255.67
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT357.71
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
KZT411.00
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
KZT407.69
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT106.44
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
KZT78.98
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
Astana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
KZT773.23
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
KZT7,004.86
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
KZT8,806,112.60
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
KZT1,801.25
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
Astana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
KZT5,671.56
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
KZT200,889.73
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
KZT130,890.86
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
KZT17,113.10
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
Astana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
KZT99,712.07
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
KZT3,924,362.90
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KZT500.35
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
KZT857.26
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
KZT700.49
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
KZT22,129.40
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
KZT2,001.39
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
Astana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
KZT33,937.84
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
KZT18,679.63
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
KZT41,713.16
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
KZT41,178.58
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
|
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