Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 3.0 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Thimphu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.68
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.73
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Thimphu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.46
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN141.54
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN266.95
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN185.74
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN146.42
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.11
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.19
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.38
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.09
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.37
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Thimphu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN330.84
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN334.26
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,787,878.38
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,271.38
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Thimphu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,633.07
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,487.55
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,689.57
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,406.23
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Thimphu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,734.42
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,112.78
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thimphu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN541.98
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.12
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN322.81
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,138.61
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN297.98
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Thimphu
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN794.61
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN993.27
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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