Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 49.5% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.68
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.98
|
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.82
|
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.19
|
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.24
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.66
|
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.71
|
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.44
|
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
Victoria
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,353.14
|
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,481.68
|
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.53
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,859.40
|
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.42
|
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.89
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.32
|
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.45
|
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR814.97
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.40
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.68
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
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