Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 23.1% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.30
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,020.27
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.64
|
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.56
|
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.66
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR522.89
|
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR392.94
|
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.56
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.02
|
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.03
|
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.03
|
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR80.99
|
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR41.99
|
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.28
|
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.03
|
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR625.58
|
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,045.77
|
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,081,064.74
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,071.28
|
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
|
pay 15.4% more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,597.50
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,530.75
|
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,912.23
|
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,783.81
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
|
pay 30.7% more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,850.53
|
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,063.41
|
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.49
|
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.44
|
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.11
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,872.93
|
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.13
|
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,612.67
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,376.40
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,823.03
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,681.03
|
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
|
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