Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 44.6% more expensive than Tehran.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.0% less in Thimphu
- Groceries
-
pay 36.8% more in Thimphu
- Transportation
-
pay 81.5% more in Thimphu
- Housing
-
pay 62.3% more in Thimphu
- Childcare
-
pay 19.2% more in Thimphu
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.1 times more in Thimphu
- Clothing
-
pay 65.5% less in Thimphu
The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare in Thimphu are more expensive than in Tehran. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Thimphu. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Thimphu.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$2.95
BTN251.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$2.95
BTN251.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.55
BTN47.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.19
BTN15.91
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$0.94
BTN80.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$1.68
BTN143.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$3.17
BTN270.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$2.20
BTN187.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$1.74
BTN148.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.07
BTN91.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.65
BTN55.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$0.82
BTN70.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.37
BTN31.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.23
BTN19.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$0.26
BTN21.88
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$3.93
BTN334.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$3.97
BTN338.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$21,215.98
BTN1,809,146.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$15.09
BTN1,286.50
|
|
pay 62.3% more for housing
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$31.25
BTN2,664.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$124.45
BTN10,612.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$79.38
BTN6,769.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$16.69
BTN1,422.96
|
|
pay 19.2% more for childcare
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$246.05
BTN20,981.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$677.73
BTN57,792.20
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$6.43
BTN548.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$1.53
BTN130.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$3.83
BTN326.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$49.11
BTN4,187.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$3.54
BTN301.52
|
|
pay 65.5% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$9.43
BTN804.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$11.79
BTN1,005.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$32.41
BTN2,763.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$32.41
BTN2,763.97
|
|
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