Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 97.1% more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.55
|
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.55
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.88
|
$1.03
$879.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.90
$766.93
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.21
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.09
|
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.52
|
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.55
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.17
|
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.95
|
$0.66
$564.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.76
|
$0.57
$484.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.70
|
$0.31
$264.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.03
|
$0.67
$574.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.56
|
$0.30
$254.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.87
|
$0.33
$285.82
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.58
|
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,273.61
|
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,757.05
|
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.56
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 75.0% more for housing
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.01
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,615.49
|
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,133.10
|
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,154.20
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,869.87
|
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,183.37
|
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN838.26
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.82
|
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN509.10
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,942.36
|
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.46
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,477.63
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.22
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,394.02
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,242.52
|
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
|
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