Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.2 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 43.3% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
Thimphu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 74.4% more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
|
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