Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 46.0% more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 95.9% more for restaurants
|
Thimphu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN251.49
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN251.49
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.78
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN15.09
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Thimphu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN80.48
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN143.35
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN270.36
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN188.11
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN148.29
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN91.26
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.90
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN70.27
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.48
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.62
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.90
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
|
Thimphu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN335.19
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN672.01
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,810,702.32
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,287.61
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Thimphu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,669.46
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,834.56
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN6,028.03
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,427.36
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
|
Thimphu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,999.12
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,841.88
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thimphu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN840.01
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN130.77
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN326.93
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,191.44
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN301.78
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Thimphu
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN804.76
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN1,005.95
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,766.35
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,766.35
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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