Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 54.3% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Rome, you would:
pay 78.2% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.07
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.06
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
Rome
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.73
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.73
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
Rome
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.17
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,817.11
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.58
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 65.9% less for housing
Rome
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€27.87
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,087.27
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€669.62
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.03
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
Rome
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€479.48
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,104.50
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€57.71
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 68.6% less for clothing
Rome
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.45
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.74
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.24
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€95.92
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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