Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 4.3 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
|
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