Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 62.5% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 86.6% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 64.5% more for housing
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 64.7% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
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