Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 53.1% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 80.1% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.29
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.59
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Madrid
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€917.73
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€503.98
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.52
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.44
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.96
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 70.6% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.71
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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