Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 18.1% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Dodoma
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.68
TZS27,671
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,752
|
$0.48
BTN39.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
TZS1,476
|
$0.17
BTN14.26
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Dodoma
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
TZS3,320
|
$0.78
BTN65.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.02
TZS41,506
|
$1.91
BTN159.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
TZS17,807
|
$3.17
BTN263.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
TZS6,198
|
$1.68
BTN139.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
TZS10,878
|
$1.59
BTN132.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
TZS3,347
|
$1.25
BTN103.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.62
BTN51.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
TZS703
|
$1.02
BTN84.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
TZS1,506
|
$0.36
BTN30.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TZS920
|
$0.26
BTN21.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
TZS2,510
|
$0.29
BTN23.88
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
Dodoma
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
TZS10,064
|
$4.21
BTN350.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.41
TZS16,602
|
$15.30
BTN1,274.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,273,310.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.80
TZS40,953
|
$9.78
BTN814.92
|
|
pay 37.7% less for housing
Dodoma
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.10
TZS140,199
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$199.31
TZS516,522
|
$175.54
BTN14,621.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.13
TZS332,050
|
$85.67
BTN7,136.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.61
TZS118,194
|
$25.87
BTN2,155.14
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Dodoma
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$437.78
TZS1,134,504
|
$190.61
BTN15,876.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.71
TZS7,747,831
|
$794.92
BTN66,212.13
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Dodoma
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
TZS2,214
|
$10.07
BTN838.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
TZS5,534
|
$1.22
BTN101.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
TZS3,874
|
$6.11
BTN509.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.39
TZS138,354
|
$71.37
BTN5,944.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.61
TZS24,904
|
$3.67
BTN305.59
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Dodoma
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.80
TZS46,118
|
$29.76
BTN2,478.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
TZS127,286
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.24
TZS91,314
|
$40.76
BTN3,395.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.95
TZS147,578
|
$50.96
BTN4,244.37
|
|
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