Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 29.1% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 3.4% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 71.2% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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