Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 1.0% cheaper than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,148.22
|
$3.06
BTN254.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,192.68
|
$3.06
BTN254.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛3,992.72
|
$0.48
BTN39.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,785.78
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,716.64
|
$0.78
BTN65.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛25,904.85
|
$1.91
BTN159.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛32,814.88
|
$3.17
BTN263.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,500.17
|
$1.68
BTN139.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,651.67
|
$1.59
BTN132.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,235.11
|
$1.25
BTN103.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,641.20
|
$0.62
BTN51.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,232.86
|
$1.02
BTN84.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,581.79
|
$0.36
BTN30.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,731.57
|
$0.26
BTN21.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,741.73
|
$0.29
BTN23.87
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛17,886.43
|
$4.21
BTN350.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛42,814.97
|
$15.30
BTN1,273.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,452,547.72
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,757.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,266.79
|
$9.78
BTN814.56
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛121,784.79
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,156,978.80
|
$175.54
BTN14,615.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,287,471.20
|
$85.67
BTN7,133.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛380,064.99
|
$25.87
BTN2,154.20
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,191,879.10
|
$190.61
BTN15,869.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,110,638.69
|
$794.92
BTN66,183.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,029.64
|
$10.07
BTN838.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,671.44
|
$1.22
BTN101.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,245.95
|
$6.11
BTN509.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛265,200.93
|
$71.37
BTN5,942.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,192.68
|
$3.67
BTN305.46
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛85,518.00
|
$29.76
BTN2,477.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,085.85
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛374,181.21
|
$40.76
BTN3,394.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛195,725.56
|
$50.96
BTN4,242.52
|
|
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