Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.8 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Manila instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 88.2% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$4.59
₱261.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$1.03
₱58.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.46
₱26.18
|
|
pay 84.3% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$3.43
₱195.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$6.66
₱380.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$2.10
₱120.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$1.31
₱74.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.69
₱39.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$1.39
₱79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$0.66
₱37.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.88
₱50.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$1.00
₱56.85
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Thimphu
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$5.45
₱311.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$12.48
₱712.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$2.76
₱157.61
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$1.43
₱81.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$3.13
₱178.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$6.24
₱356.06
|
|
pay 50.8% more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
|
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