Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 56.5% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 81.4% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.95
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.45
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.35
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€67.26
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.71
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€821.73
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€311.75
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.08
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.51
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€42.16
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.17
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 69.8% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.95
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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