Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 20.6% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 75.1% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
|
pay 82.1% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
|
pay 84.1% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
|
pay 30.0% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
|
pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
|
pay 80.7% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
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