Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 3.3 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Thimphu
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.95
BTN248.32
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
BTN46.68
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
BTN15.73
|
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Thimphu
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
BTN79.46
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
BTN141.54
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN266.95
|
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BTN185.74
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BTN146.42
|
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BTN90.11
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
BTN55.19
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
BTN69.38
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.09
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.37
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Thimphu
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
BTN330.84
|
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.97
BTN334.26
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,215.98
BTN1,787,878.38
|
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
BTN1,271.38
|
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
|
Thimphu
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.25
BTN2,633.07
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$124.45
BTN10,487.55
|
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$79.38
BTN6,689.57
|
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.69
BTN1,406.23
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Thimphu
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.05
BTN20,734.42
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$677.73
BTN57,112.78
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thimphu
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
BTN541.98
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
BTN129.12
|
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
BTN322.81
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
BTN4,138.61
|
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
BTN297.98
|
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Thimphu
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.43
BTN794.61
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.79
BTN993.27
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.41
BTN2,731.48
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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