Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 39.6% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
|
pay 56.4% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
|
pay 54.6% less for housing
Taipei
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
|
pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
|
pay 69.0% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
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