Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 11.1% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
Khartoum
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
Khartoum
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Khartoum
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
|
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