Cost of living comparison
George Town is 9.6 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in George Town instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 9.1 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,473.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$72.01
KYD59.95
|
|
pay 18.6 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$114.70
KYD95.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$317.39
KYD264.24
|
|
pay 20.8 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,629.52
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$73.67
KYD61.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$112.01
KYD93.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$132.97
KYD110.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$163.52
KYD136.14
|
|
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