Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Thimphu, Bhutan

Thimphu vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Thimphu is 32.7% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 63.7% less in Thimphu
Groceries: pay 17.9% less in Thimphu
Transportation: pay 31.8% more in Thimphu
Housing: pay 54.1% less in Thimphu
Childcare: pay 63.4% less in Thimphu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% more in Thimphu
Clothing: pay 80.7% less in Thimphu

The cost of transportation and entertainment and sports in Thimphu are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Thimphu.

Thimphu vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thimphu instead of Yerevan, you would:

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pay 63.7% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Thimphu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,443.86	$2.95 BTN252.09	-74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,456.33	$2.95 BTN252.09	-67.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD381.29	$0.55 BTN47.39	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD229.23	$0.19 BTN15.97	-68.7%
Average			-63.7%

Yerevan vs. Thimphu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.9% less for groceries

	Yerevan	Thimphu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD331.53	$0.94 BTN80.67	+9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,549.26	$1.68 BTN143.69	-58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,395.78	$3.17 BTN271.01	-49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD945.44	$2.20 BTN188.56	-10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,295.65	$1.74 BTN148.65	-48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD214.35	$1.07 BTN91.48	+91.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD316.78	$0.65 BTN56.03	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD303.45	$0.82 BTN70.44	+4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD387.24	$0.37 BTN31.56	-63.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.86	$0.23 BTN19.67	-31.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD123.32	$0.26 BTN21.95	-20.1%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 31.8% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Thimphu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,031.56	$3.93 BTN335.86	-25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD4,937.62	$3.97 BTN339.34	-69.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD11,850,288.97	$21,215.98 BTN1,815,033.45	-31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,639.29	$15.09 BTN1,290.69	+253.4%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 54.1% less for housing

	Yerevan	Thimphu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,528.85	$31.25 BTN2,673.07	+40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD357,562.79	$124.45 BTN10,646.84	-86.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD240,257.12	$79.38 BTN6,791.17	-87.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD37,857.24	$16.69 BTN1,427.59	-83.1%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 63.4% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Thimphu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD143,684.75	$246.05 BTN21,049.35	-34.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,469,859.08	$677.73 BTN57,980.24	-92.5%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Thimphu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD790.02	$6.43 BTN550.21	+212.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,444.48	$1.53 BTN131.09	-59.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD987.52	$3.83 BTN327.71	+48.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD40,703.57	$49.11 BTN4,201.47	-53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD2,962.57	$3.54 BTN302.51	-54.2%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 80.7% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Thimphu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD42,662.46	$9.43 BTN806.68	-91.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD24,555.14	$11.79 BTN1,008.35	-81.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD53,723.18	$32.41 BTN2,772.97	-76.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD45,855.47	$32.41 BTN2,772.97	-72.9%
Average			-80.7%

Yerevan vs. Thimphu - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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