Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 47.5% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Athens, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.07
|
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.11
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.61
|
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.50
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€513.56
|
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.11
|
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.66
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€452.86
|
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,324.63
|
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.41
|
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.50
|
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.71
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.29
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.50
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.29
|
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
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