Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.5 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
|
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