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Thimphu vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Thimphu is 24.8% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 77.3% less in Thimphu
Groceries: pay 37.1% less in Thimphu
Transportation: pay 74.3% more in Thimphu
Housing: pay 84.2% less in Thimphu
Childcare: pay 28.0% more in Thimphu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% more in Thimphu
Clothing: pay 81.0% less in Thimphu

The cost of transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Thimphu are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Thimphu.

Thimphu vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thimphu instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 77.3% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Thimphu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,564.90	$2.95 BTN252.44	-75.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,484.82	$2.95 BTN252.44	-74.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG260.82	$0.55 BTN47.46	-72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.61	$0.19 BTN15.99	-87.6%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 37.1% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Thimphu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.02	$0.94 BTN80.78	-62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG652.04	$1.68 BTN143.89	-66.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG740.48	$3.17 BTN271.38	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG364.53	$2.20 BTN188.82	-21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG900.90	$1.74 BTN148.85	-74.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG295.76	$1.07 BTN91.60	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG70.98	$0.65 BTN56.11	+20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.15	$0.82 BTN70.53	+81.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.15	$0.37 BTN31.60	-18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG295.76	$0.23 BTN19.69	-89.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.63	$0.26 BTN21.98	-79.8%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 74.3% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Thimphu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG261.71	$3.93 BTN336.33	+95.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,608.17	$3.97 BTN339.81	-80.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,564,301.77	$21,215.98 BTN1,817,545.70	-39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG466.86	$15.09 BTN1,292.48	+321.4%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 84.2% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Thimphu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,645.33	$31.25 BTN2,676.77	-81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,671.85	$124.45 BTN10,661.58	-86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,063.67	$79.38 BTN6,800.57	-91.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,972.42	$16.69 BTN1,429.57	-78.2%
Average			-84.2%

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pay 28.0% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Thimphu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,040.86	$246.05 BTN21,078.48	+146.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG895,620.56	$677.73 BTN58,060.49	-90.1%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Thimphu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG652.04	$6.43 BTN550.98	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG214.87	$1.53 BTN131.27	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG260.82	$3.83 BTN328.17	+91.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,068.82	$49.11 BTN4,207.28	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,304.09	$3.54 BTN302.92	-64.6%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 81.0% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Thimphu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,432.69	$9.43 BTN807.80	-88.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,780.65	$11.79 BTN1,009.75	-84.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,649.03	$32.41 BTN2,776.81	-73.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,561.29	$32.41 BTN2,776.81	-78.4%
Average			-81.0%

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