Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 5.7 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$17.66
GIP13.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$10.09
GIP7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
$1.85
GIP1.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
$4.15
GIP3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
$7.63
GIP6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 38.4% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
$5.78
GIP4.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
$8.13
GIP6.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,445.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
$24.97
GIP19.66
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
$53.50
GIP42.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,295.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,247.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
$87.83
GIP69.13
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
$805.78
GIP634.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,912.33
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
$4.10
GIP3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
$70.94
GIP55.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
$10.72
GIP8.44
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
$125.33
GIP98.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
$41.78
GIP32.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$127.87
GIP100.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$113.51
GIP89.34
|
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