Cost of living comparison
Athens is 3.3 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Athens instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 98.0% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
$11.43
€10.69
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
$553.55
€517.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
$521.82
€487.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
$488.12
€456.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
|
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
$4.67
€4.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
$45.80
€42.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
$111.33
€104.08
|
|
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