Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 6.7 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
|
pay 83.1% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Thimphu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
|
pay 32.1 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
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