Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 60.3% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 81.3% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
|
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