Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 18.4% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Maputo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Maputo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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