Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 63.4% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.5% less in Thimphu
- Groceries
-
pay 75.9% less in Thimphu
- Transportation
-
pay 32.3% less in Thimphu
- Housing
-
pay 87.8% less in Thimphu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.3% less in Thimphu
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Thimphu.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$2.95
BTN253.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.95
BTN253.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.55
BTN47.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.19
BTN16.06
|
|
pay 75.9% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.94
BTN81.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.68
BTN144.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$3.17
BTN272.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.20
BTN189.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.74
BTN149.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
BTN92.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
BTN56.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
BTN70.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
BTN31.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.23
BTN19.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
BTN22.09
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.93
BTN337.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$3.97
BTN341.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,215.98
BTN1,826,046.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.09
BTN1,298.52
|
|
pay 87.8% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$31.25
BTN2,689.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$124.45
BTN10,711.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$79.38
BTN6,832.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$16.69
BTN1,436.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$246.05
BTN21,177.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$677.73
BTN58,332.06
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$6.43
BTN553.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.53
BTN131.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.83
BTN329.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.11
BTN4,226.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.54
BTN304.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Thimphu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$9.43
BTN811.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$11.79
BTN1,014.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$32.41
BTN2,789.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$32.41
BTN2,789.79
|
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