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Thimphu vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Thimphu is 69.9% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 81.8% less in Thimphu
Groceries: pay 61.0% less in Thimphu
Transportation: pay 40.4% less in Thimphu
Housing: pay 82.6% less in Thimphu
Childcare: pay 91.0% less in Thimphu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.1% less in Thimphu
Clothing: pay 81.2% less in Thimphu

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Thimphu.

Thimphu vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thimphu instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 81.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Thimphu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$31.81	$2.95 BTN252.40	-85.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.90	$2.95 BTN252.40	-70.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.45	$0.55 BTN47.45	-80.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.73	$0.19 BTN15.99	-91.9%
Average			-81.8%

Canberra vs. Thimphu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.0% less for groceries

	Canberra	Thimphu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.16	$0.94 BTN80.77	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.67	$1.68 BTN143.87	-68.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.60	$3.17 BTN271.34	-51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.45	$2.20 BTN188.79	-52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.63	$1.74 BTN148.83	-57.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.60	$1.07 BTN91.59	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.16	$0.65 BTN56.10	-51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.52	$0.82 BTN70.52	-47.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.97	$0.37 BTN31.60	-85.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$2.01	$0.23 BTN19.69	-81.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.79	$0.26 BTN21.98	-76.9%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 40.4% less for transportation

	Canberra	Thimphu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.16	$3.93 BTN336.28	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$190.85	$3.97 BTN339.75	-96.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$47,100.24	$21,215.98 BTN1,817,271.36	-27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$28.42	$15.09 BTN1,292.28	-14.6%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 82.6% less for housing

	Canberra	Thimphu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$105.20	$31.25 BTN2,676.36	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,869.04	$124.45 BTN10,659.97	-93.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,273.35	$79.38 BTN6,799.54	-94.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$294.45	$16.69 BTN1,429.35	-90.9%
Average			-82.6%

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pay 91.0% less for childcare

	Canberra	Thimphu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,971.78	$246.05 BTN21,075.30	-86.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$23,333.45	$677.73 BTN58,051.72	-95.3%
Average			-91.0%

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pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Thimphu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.66	$6.43 BTN550.89	-11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.92	$1.53 BTN131.25	-58.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$42.41	$3.83 BTN328.12	-85.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$105.68	$49.11 BTN4,206.65	-25.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$23.06	$3.54 BTN302.88	-75.3%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 81.2% less for clothing

	Canberra	Thimphu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$139.60	$9.43 BTN807.68	-89.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$116.13	$11.79 BTN1,009.60	-83.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$192.28	$32.41 BTN2,776.39	-72.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$248.04	$32.41 BTN2,776.39	-79.0%
Average			-81.2%

Canberra vs. Thimphu - Cost of clothing

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