Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 3.0 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
$7.15
€6.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
$1.57
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
$6.01
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
$3.40
€3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 84.6% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
$6.08
€5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
$43.98
€40.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
$19,790.09
€18,360.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
$17.32
€16.07
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
$32.85
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
$679.12
€630.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
$557.97
€517.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
$142.33
€132.05
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
$372.90
€345.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
$6,706.64
€6,222.09
|
|
pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
$3.59
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
$62.53
€58.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
$40.77
€37.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
$91.42
€84.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
$105.72
€98.08
|
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