Cost of living comparison

Stockholm, Sweden

compared to

Thimphu, Bhutan

Thimphu vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Thimphu is 54.0% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 79.8% less in Thimphu
Groceries: pay 54.6% less in Thimphu
Transportation: pay 52.0% less in Thimphu
Housing: pay 69.6% less in Thimphu
Childcare: pay 9.0% less in Thimphu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in Thimphu
Clothing: pay 78.3% less in Thimphu

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

Thimphu vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.8% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Thimphu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.86 SEK131.36	$2.95 BTN252.57	-78.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 SEK96.33	$2.95 BTN252.57	-71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK24.31	$0.55 BTN47.48	-78.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 SEK20.18	$0.19 BTN16.00	-91.2%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 54.6% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Thimphu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 SEK25.17	$0.94 BTN80.82	-64.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 SEK50.16	$1.68 BTN143.96	-68.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 SEK51.51	$3.17 BTN271.53	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 SEK36.25	$2.20 BTN188.92	-42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.15 SEK48.78	$1.74 BTN148.93	-66.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.13	$1.07 BTN91.65	-22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SEK10.41	$0.65 BTN56.14	-40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK12.92	$0.82 BTN70.57	-39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 SEK16.89	$0.37 BTN31.62	-79.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 SEK6.72	$0.23 BTN19.70	-67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.48	$0.26 BTN22.00	-67.5%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 52.0% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Thimphu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK63.25	$3.93 BTN336.50	-41.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.22 SEK893.23	$3.97 BTN339.98	-95.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK270,597.40	$21,215.98 BTN1,818,496.64	-25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.62 SEK261.84	$15.09 BTN1,293.15	-45.4%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 69.6% less for housing

	Stockholm	Thimphu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 SEK317.49	$31.25 BTN2,678.17	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,542.54 SEK14,623.09	$124.45 BTN10,667.16	-91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$965.24 SEK9,150.31	$79.38 BTN6,804.13	-91.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.65 SEK1,323.84	$16.69 BTN1,430.32	-88.1%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 9.0% less for childcare

	Stockholm	Thimphu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.54 SEK1,370.23	$246.05 BTN21,089.51	+70.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,727.37 SEK54,294.62	$677.73 BTN58,090.87	-88.2%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Thimphu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30 SEK69.18	$6.43 BTN551.26	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 SEK40.49	$1.53 BTN131.34	-64.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 SEK62.18	$3.83 BTN328.34	-41.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.99 SEK379.06	$49.11 BTN4,209.48	+22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.61 SEK148.00	$3.54 BTN303.08	-77.4%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 78.3% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Thimphu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.26 SEK855.70	$9.43 BTN808.22	-89.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.14 SEK408.97	$11.79 BTN1,010.28	-72.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.21 SEK1,006.85	$32.41 BTN2,778.26	-69.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.28 SEK1,652.19	$32.41 BTN2,778.26	-81.4%
Average			-78.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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