Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 4.7 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 59.7% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 75.2% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 53.5% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
|
pay 20.0 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
|
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
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