Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 20.9% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.73
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.30
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.13
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.01
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.24
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.49
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,522.54
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND795.75
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND511.55
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,377.31
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.24
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND52.85
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND119.36
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
|
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