Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 48.2% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$545.46
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.72
|
$0.48
BTN39.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.41
|
$0.17
BTN14.26
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
$0.78
BTN65.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$223.26
|
$1.91
BTN159.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$163.22
|
$3.17
BTN263.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
$1.68
BTN139.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$168.67
|
$1.59
BTN132.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.86
|
$1.25
BTN103.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.53
|
$0.62
BTN51.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.50
|
$1.02
BTN84.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.86
|
$0.36
BTN30.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.63
|
$0.26
BTN21.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.60
|
$0.29
BTN23.88
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$288.30
|
$4.21
BTN350.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
$15.30
BTN1,274.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,273,310.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$738.85
|
$9.78
BTN814.92
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
$175.54
BTN14,621.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
$85.67
BTN7,136.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
$25.87
BTN2,155.14
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
$190.61
BTN15,876.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
$794.92
BTN66,212.13
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.01
|
$10.07
BTN838.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$149.97
|
$1.22
BTN101.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
$6.11
BTN509.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
$71.37
BTN5,944.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$366.95
|
$3.67
BTN305.59
|
|
pay 62.7% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
$29.76
BTN2,478.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
$40.76
BTN3,395.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
$50.96
BTN4,244.37
|
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