Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 48.5% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 76.9% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.97
|
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.46
|
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,070.51
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.66
|
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.72
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€677.10
|
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.87
|
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.11
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.76
|
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,453.93
|
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.62
|
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.93
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.65
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.51
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.76
|
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
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