Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 16.4 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 15.3 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$25.99
€23.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
$5.09
€4.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
$7.17
€6.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
$4.81
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
$8.64
€7.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
$23.83
€21.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
$46,760.68
€42,980.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
$20.58
€18.91
|
|
pay 42.5 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
$61.73
€56.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
$8,169.63
€7,509.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
$6,497.92
€5,972.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
$237.50
€218.30
|
|
pay 35.6 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
$2,111.82
€1,941.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
$43,184.11
€39,692.68
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
$13.54
€12.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
$521.19
€479.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
$162.81
€149.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
$65.34
€60.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$187.00
€171.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$632.46
€581.33
|
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