Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 78.1% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
Colombo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
Colombo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Colombo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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