Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 2.9 times more expensive than Thimphu.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.8 times more in Buenos Aires
- Groceries
-
pay 73.6% more in Buenos Aires
- Transportation
-
pay 31.2% more in Buenos Aires
- Housing
-
pay 3.1 times more in Buenos Aires
- Childcare
-
pay 3.7 times more in Buenos Aires
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.5% less in Buenos Aires
- Clothing
-
pay 5.8 times more in Buenos Aires
The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Thimphu. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.
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
BTN252.09
|
$11.00
ARS13,019.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN252.09
|
$8.49
ARS10,048.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN47.39
|
$1.47
ARS1,739.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.97
|
$1.08
ARS1,283.66
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN80.67
|
$2.16
ARS2,550.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN143.69
|
$5.19
ARS6,146.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN271.01
|
$5.04
ARS5,966.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN188.56
|
$2.31
ARS2,730.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN148.65
|
$2.80
ARS3,317.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN91.48
|
$0.92
ARS1,094.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN56.03
|
$0.87
ARS1,035.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN70.44
|
$0.61
ARS717.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.56
|
$1.00
ARS1,183.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.67
|
$0.43
ARS505.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.95
|
$0.51
ARS598.15
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN335.86
|
$3.50
ARS4,148.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN339.34
|
$11.00
ARS13,019.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,815,033.45
|
$23,250.00
ARS27,519,189.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,290.69
|
$7.35
ARS8,699.61
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,673.07
|
$23.79
ARS28,163.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,646.84
|
$513.68
ARS607,999.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,791.17
|
$357.39
ARS423,017.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,427.59
|
$49.23
ARS58,273.85
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN21,049.35
|
$216.50
ARS256,253.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,980.24
|
$4,476.88
ARS5,298,925.94
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN550.21
|
$1.80
ARS2,130.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN131.09
|
$2.98
ARS3,532.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN327.71
|
$2.40
ARS2,840.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,201.47
|
$27.22
ARS32,216.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN302.51
|
$5.00
ARS5,918.11
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN806.68
|
$89.58
ARS106,022.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN1,008.35
|
$74.73
ARS88,450.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,772.97
|
$114.08
ARS135,023.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,772.97
|
$119.22
ARS141,108.93
|
|
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