Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 8.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 52.0% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Yaounde
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
Yaounde
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Yaounde
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
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