Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 54.4% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Canada, you would:
pay 76.8% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
Canada
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Canada
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 79.9% less for housing
Canada
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
Canada
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
|
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