Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 54.4% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Athens, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.98
|
$0.55
BTN46.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.19
BTN15.80
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.94
BTN79.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.32
|
$1.68
BTN142.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$3.17
BTN268.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
$2.20
BTN186.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$1.74
BTN147.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$1.07
BTN90.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.65
BTN55.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.82
BTN69.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.32
|
$3.93
BTN332.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.77
|
$3.97
BTN335.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
$21,215.98
BTN1,796,470.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$15.09
BTN1,277.49
|
|
pay 64.8% less for housing
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
$31.25
BTN2,645.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€608.52
|
$124.45
BTN10,537.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€534.34
|
$79.38
BTN6,721.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
$16.69
BTN1,412.99
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€444.10
|
$246.05
BTN20,834.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
$677.73
BTN57,387.24
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$6.43
BTN544.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.55
|
$1.53
BTN129.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
$3.83
BTN324.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.33
|
$49.11
BTN4,158.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.25
|
$3.54
BTN299.41
|
|
pay 73.9% less for clothing
Athens
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
$9.43
BTN798.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
$11.79
BTN998.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€110.63
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
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