Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.7 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 85.0% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
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