Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 56.2% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 82.5% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.55
BTN46.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.19
BTN15.80
|
|
pay 50.2% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.94
BTN79.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$1.68
BTN142.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$3.17
BTN268.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.20
BTN186.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$1.74
BTN147.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.07
BTN90.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.65
BTN55.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.82
BTN69.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Basseterre
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.93
BTN332.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$3.97
BTN335.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,215.98
BTN1,796,470.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.09
BTN1,277.49
|
pay 80.2% less for housing
Basseterre
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$31.25
BTN2,645.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$124.45
BTN10,537.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$79.38
BTN6,721.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$16.69
BTN1,412.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$246.05
BTN20,834.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$677.73
BTN57,387.24
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$6.43
BTN544.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.53
BTN129.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.83
BTN324.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.11
BTN4,158.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$3.54
BTN299.41
|
|
pay 82.2% less for clothing
Basseterre
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$9.43
BTN798.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$11.79
BTN998.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
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