Cost of living comparison

Bhutan

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Bolivia

Sucre vs. Thimphu Cost of Living Summary

Sucre is 34.2% more expensive than Thimphu.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% less in Sucre
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Sucre
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Sucre
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Sucre
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Sucre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% less in Sucre
Clothing: pay 53.2% more in Sucre

The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Sucre are more expensive than in Thimphu. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sucre. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Sucre.

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Sucre vs. Thimphu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sucre instead of Thimphu, you would:

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pay 16.5% less for restaurants

	Thimphu	Sucre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 BTN245.70	$1.53 BOB17.93	-40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 BTN466.83	$3.63 BOB42.45	-26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BTN47.50	$0.83 BOB9.68	+65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN17.20	$0.54 BOB6.34	+199.8%
Average			-16.5%

Thimphu vs. Sucre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Thimphu	Sucre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 BTN101.96	$1.35 BOB15.83	+26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 BTN178.54	$2.05 BOB23.98	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN288.32	$3.15 BOB36.79	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 BTN178.87	$1.30 BOB15.19	-30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.79 BTN170.51	$1.15 BOB13.49	-35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 BTN109.22	$0.82 BOB9.55	-28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 BTN65.75	$0.39 BOB4.56	-43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BTN69.10	$0.33 BOB3.82	-55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN31.76	$1.30 BOB15.22	+289.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN24.52	$0.20 BOB2.28	-24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BTN29.53	$0.33 BOB3.82	+5.1%
Average			-9.0%

Thimphu vs. Sucre - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Thimphu	Sucre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79 BTN264.82	$2.74 BOB32.04	-1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.17 BTN491.40	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,591.53 BTN2M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 BTN1,253.06	$4.21 BOB49.26	-68.0%
Average			-23.4%

Thimphu vs. Sucre - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Thimphu	Sucre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.17 BTN2,297.69	$21.62 BOB252.82	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.00 BTN12,071.65	$463.54 BOB5,419.86	+265.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 BTN8,176.19	$284.77 BOB3,329.62	+231.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.81 BTN2,452.87	$10.83 BOB126.67	-58.0%
Average			+136.5%

Thimphu vs. Sucre - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Thimphu	Sucre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.98 BTN4,275.09	$108.92 BOB1,273.54	+142.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$568.68 BTN54,053.67	??
Average			+142.2%

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pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Thimphu	Sucre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 BTN245.70	$2.12 BOB24.79	-18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 BTN121.21	$1.81 BOB21.14	+41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BTN368.55	$1.18 BOB13.80	-69.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.53 BTN4,422.57	$29.25 BOB341.96	-37.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 BTN294.84	$5.59 BOB65.34	+80.2%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 53.2% more for clothing

	Thimphu	Sucre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 BTN4,750.10	$36.00 BOB420.93	-28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.99 BTN2,375.05	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 BTN6,388.16	$72.00 BOB841.85	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$13.96 BTN1,326.77	$65.00 BOB760.01	+365.7%
Average			+53.2%

Thimphu vs. Sucre - Cost of clothing

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