Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 26.2% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 12.0% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
|
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