Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 3.8 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 60.5% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
|
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