Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 10.2% cheaper than Caracas.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Caracas
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Caracas
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 39.1% more for childcare
Caracas
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 99.9% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 68.3% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
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