Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.9 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$17.84
kr2,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
$5.33
kr749
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
$77.40
kr10,879
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
$23.97
kr3,369
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
$259.34
kr36,453
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
$56.90
kr7,998
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
$175.20
kr24,626
|
|
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