Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 73.4% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Bern, you would:
pay 88.3% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
Bern
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 62.5% less for transportation
Bern
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 79.5% less for housing
Bern
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 94.7% less for childcare
Bern
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 83.9% less for clothing
Bern
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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