Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 61.8% more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Thimphu
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
|
pay 97.0% more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
|
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