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Bolivia

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Bhutan

Thimphu vs. Sucre Cost of Living Summary

Thimphu is 25.5% cheaper than Sucre.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% more in Thimphu
Groceries: pay 9.9% more in Thimphu
Transportation: pay 30.5% more in Thimphu
Housing: pay 57.7% less in Thimphu
Childcare: pay 58.7% less in Thimphu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% more in Thimphu
Clothing: pay 34.7% less in Thimphu

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Thimphu are more expensive than in Sucre. Expenses including childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in Thimphu.

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Thimphu vs. Sucre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thimphu instead of Sucre, you would:

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pay 19.8% more for restaurants

	Sucre	Thimphu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.53 BOB17.93	$2.58 BTN245.70	+68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.63 BOB42.45	$4.91 BTN466.83	+35.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BOB9.68	$0.50 BTN47.50	-39.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 BOB6.34	$0.18 BTN17.20	-66.6%
Average			+19.8%

Sucre vs. Thimphu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

	Sucre	Thimphu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 BOB15.83	$1.07 BTN101.96	-20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.05 BOB23.98	$1.88 BTN178.54	-8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 BOB36.79	$3.03 BTN288.32	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BOB15.19	$1.88 BTN178.87	+44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.15 BOB13.49	$1.79 BTN170.51	+55.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB9.55	$1.15 BTN109.22	+40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BOB4.56	$0.69 BTN65.75	+77.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$0.73 BTN69.10	+122.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 BOB15.22	$0.33 BTN31.76	-74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 BOB2.28	$0.26 BTN24.52	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$0.31 BTN29.53	-4.9%
Average			+9.9%

Sucre vs. Thimphu - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.5% more for transportation

	Sucre	Thimphu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.74 BOB32.04	$2.79 BTN264.82	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$5.17 BTN491.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$16,591.53 BTN2M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 BOB49.26	$13.18 BTN1,253.06	+212.9%
Average			+30.5%

Sucre vs. Thimphu - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.7% less for housing

	Sucre	Thimphu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.62 BOB252.82	$24.17 BTN2,297.69	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.54 BOB5,419.86	$127.00 BTN12,071.65	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.77 BOB3,329.62	$86.02 BTN8,176.19	-69.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.83 BOB126.67	$25.81 BTN2,452.87	+138.2%
Average			-57.7%

Sucre vs. Thimphu - Cost of housing

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pay 58.7% less for childcare

	Sucre	Thimphu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.92 BOB1,273.54	$44.98 BTN4,275.09	-58.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$568.68 BTN54,053.67
Average			-58.7%

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pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Sucre	Thimphu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 BOB24.79	$2.58 BTN245.70	+21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 BOB21.14	$1.28 BTN121.21	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.18 BOB13.80	$3.88 BTN368.55	+228.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.25 BOB341.96	$46.53 BTN4,422.57	+59.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 BOB65.34	$3.10 BTN294.84	-44.5%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 34.7% less for clothing

	Sucre	Thimphu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.00 BOB420.93	$49.97 BTN4,750.10	+38.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$24.99 BTN2,375.05
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 BOB841.85	$67.21 BTN6,388.16	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.00 BOB760.01	$13.96 BTN1,326.77	-78.5%
Average			-34.7%

Sucre vs. Thimphu - Cost of clothing

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