Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 3.3 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
|
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