Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 36.3% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 69.4% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL992
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL561
|
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL696
|
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL333
|
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL102
|
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL716
|
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
Tirana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL248
|
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL167
|
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL793
|
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
|
pay 75.0% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
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