Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 3.8% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$895.10
|
$0.48
BTN39.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$780.71
|
$0.17
BTN14.26
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
$0.78
BTN65.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
$1.91
BTN159.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
$3.17
BTN263.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
$1.68
BTN139.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
$1.59
BTN132.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$574.16
|
$1.25
BTN103.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$493.06
|
$0.62
BTN51.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$269.69
|
$1.02
BTN84.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$585.06
|
$0.36
BTN30.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$259.38
|
$0.26
BTN21.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$290.95
|
$0.29
BTN23.88
|
|
pay 50.4% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
$4.21
BTN350.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
$15.30
BTN1,274.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,273,310.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$9.78
BTN814.92
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
$175.54
BTN14,621.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
$85.67
BTN7,136.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
$25.87
BTN2,155.14
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
$190.61
BTN15,876.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
$794.92
BTN66,212.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$10.07
BTN838.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
$1.22
BTN101.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$6.11
BTN509.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
$71.37
BTN5,944.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$3.67
BTN305.59
|
|
pay 58.3% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
$29.76
BTN2,478.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
$40.76
BTN3,395.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
$50.96
BTN4,244.37
|
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