Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 45.0% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Kingston
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
Kingston
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
|
pay 60.2% less for clothing
Kingston
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
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