Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 49.2% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.46
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.95
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.16
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.48
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,378.07
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.08
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 69.6% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.50
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€630.67
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€518.16
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.18
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€346.29
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,228.12
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.33
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.07
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.13
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.86
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.89
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.17
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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