Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 6.0 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 7.5 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
$26.69
A$41.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
$10.01
A$15.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.85
|
$2.70
A$4.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.24
|
$2.13
A$3.28
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.16
|
$2.29
A$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN158.96
|
$6.42
A$9.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.30
|
$6.48
A$9.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.44
|
$4.10
A$6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.06
|
$3.63
A$5.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.86
|
$1.47
A$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.72
|
$1.13
A$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.63
|
$1.60
A$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.00
|
$2.47
A$3.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.54
|
$1.17
A$1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.85
|
$0.96
A$1.48
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.28
|
$5.45
A$8.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.53
|
$100.08
A$154.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,271,683.66
|
$20,016.00
A$30,850.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN813.88
|
$15.93
A$24.56
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,695.58
|
$68.64
A$105.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,603.16
|
$1,824.70
A$2,812.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,127.08
|
$1,494.78
A$2,303.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,152.39
|
$183.28
A$282.50
|
|
pay 13.4 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,856.48
|
$1,686.35
A$2,599.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,127.55
|
$14,216.13
A$21,911.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.56
|
$8.01
A$12.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.73
|
$3.74
A$5.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.67
|
$23.35
A$35.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,937.35
|
$64.70
A$99.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.20
|
$13.34
A$20.57
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,475.54
|
$93.52
A$144.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,576.89
|
$72.72
A$112.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,391.16
|
$134.62
A$207.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,238.95
|
$183.19
A$282.35
|
|
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