Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 2.9 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.68
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.73
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
|
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.46
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN141.54
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN266.95
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN185.74
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN146.42
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.11
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.19
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.38
|
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.09
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.37
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN330.84
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN334.26
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,787,878.38
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,271.38
|
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,633.07
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,487.55
|
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,689.57
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,406.23
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,734.42
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,112.78
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN541.98
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.12
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN322.81
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,138.61
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN297.98
|
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
|
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN794.61
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN993.27
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
|
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