Cost of living comparison
Antananarivo is 2.7 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Antananarivo instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Thimphu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Antananarivo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
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