Cost of living comparison
Apia is 3.6 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Apia instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 8.9 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.91
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.80
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.84
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN142.22
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN268.24
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.63
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN147.13
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.54
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.46
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.72
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN332.43
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.87
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,796,470.02
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,277.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Thimphu
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,645.73
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,537.95
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,721.71
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,412.99
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,834.06
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,387.24
|
?? |
pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN544.59
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.75
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN324.36
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,158.50
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN299.41
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN798.43
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN998.04
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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