Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Sucre instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Sucre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN250.30
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN250.30
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.56
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN15.02
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Sucre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN80.10
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.67
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN269.08
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN187.22
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.59
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.83
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.63
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.94
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.34
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.53
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Sucre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN333.61
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN668.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,802,141.75
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,281.52
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Thimphu
|
Sucre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,656.84
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,783.34
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,999.53
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,420.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Sucre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,899.84
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,568.42
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Sucre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN836.04
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN130.15
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN325.39
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,171.62
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN300.36
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Sucre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN800.95
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN1,001.19
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,753.27
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,753.27
|
?? |
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