Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 5.1 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
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