Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 30.8% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿108.66
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.97
|
$0.48
BTN39.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.87
|
$0.17
BTN14.26
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
$0.78
BTN65.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿319.06
|
$1.91
BTN159.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿242.69
|
$3.17
BTN263.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
$1.68
BTN139.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.60
|
$1.59
BTN132.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.09
|
$1.25
BTN103.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.33
|
$0.62
BTN51.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.19
|
$1.02
BTN84.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.99
|
$0.36
BTN30.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.81
|
$0.26
BTN21.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.07
|
$0.29
BTN23.88
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿164.16
|
$4.21
BTN350.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
$15.30
BTN1,274.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,273,310.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿390.08
|
$9.78
BTN814.92
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
$175.54
BTN14,621.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
$85.67
BTN7,136.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
$25.87
BTN2,155.14
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
$190.61
BTN15,876.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
$794.92
BTN66,212.13
|
|
pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿86.93
|
$10.07
BTN838.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿84.73
|
$1.22
BTN101.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
$6.11
BTN509.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
$71.37
BTN5,944.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿293.38
|
$3.67
BTN305.59
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
$29.76
BTN2,478.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
$40.76
BTN3,395.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
$50.96
BTN4,244.37
|
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