Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 64.0% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.71
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.83
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.06
|
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.53
|
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.39
|
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$11.95
|
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.38
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.59
|
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.41
|
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.25
|
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
|
pay 42.4% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.76
|
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$189.00
|
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$48,915.33
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.43
|
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
|
pay 79.6% less for housing
Wellington
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$93.52
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,471.96
|
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,236.37
|
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$219.52
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,266.60
|
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,025.21
|
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.86
|
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.53
|
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$38.84
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.46
|
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.77
|
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
|
pay 78.4% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$130.52
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$86.54
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$203.33
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$210.41
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
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