Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 4.1 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
|
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