Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 24.8% cheaper than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Tbilisi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
GEL31.35
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Tbilisi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GEL12.40
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.85
GEL20.95
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
GEL6.83
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GEL8.48
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GEL2.11
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Tbilisi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.47
GEL14.60
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.66
GEL41.80
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,483.37
GEL62,700.59
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Tbilisi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.37
GEL54.39
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$988.93
GEL2,640.44
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.97
GEL1,719.39
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.87
GEL143.84
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Tbilisi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.05
GEL622.26
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,254.52
GEL14,029.56
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tbilisi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
GEL7.59
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
GEL8.26
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.20
GEL152.71
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
GEL17.77
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 67.7% less for clothing
Tbilisi
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.31
GEL259.82
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
GEL144.98
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.35
GEL340.02
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.13
GEL427.55
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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