Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 44.1% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
Delhi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹357.04
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.87
|
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.53
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
Delhi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.20
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.53
|
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.77
|
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.32
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.59
|
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.44
|
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.41
|
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.43
|
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.23
|
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.59
|
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.38
|
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
|
pay 77.8% more for transportation
Delhi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹387.36
|
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,020.10
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,122,110.26
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹214.22
|
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
|
pay 15.1% more for housing
Delhi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹638.39
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,751.51
|
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,026.03
|
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,580.47
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
Delhi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,069.96
|
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,677.57
|
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹153.02
|
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.52
|
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.83
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,760.37
|
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹408.04
|
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
Delhi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,408.01
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,907.09
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,979.90
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,172.67
|
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
|
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