Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 52.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
|
pay 97.2% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
|
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