Cost of living comparison
Praia is 2.9 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Praia instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN249.51
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.91
|
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.80
|
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.84
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN142.22
|
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN268.24
|
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN186.63
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN147.13
|
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.54
|
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.46
|
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.72
|
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.24
|
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.47
|
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.73
|
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN332.43
|
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN335.87
|
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,796,470.02
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,277.49
|
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,645.73
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,537.95
|
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,721.71
|
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,412.99
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,834.06
|
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,387.24
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN544.59
|
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.75
|
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN324.36
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,158.50
|
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN299.41
|
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN798.43
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN998.04
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,744.61
|
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
|
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