Cost of Living Comparison Between Giza and Thimphu Cost of Living Comparison Between Giza and Thimphu

😐 Solo nomad: Giza is 3.3% more expensive than Thimphu without rent, and 5.2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Giza is 6.6% cheaper than Thimphu without rent, and 3.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Giza
Thimphu
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4 E£199
$2.99 BTN 253
33.78%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$15.86 E£789
$17.4 BTN 1,469
-8.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.07 E£252
$3.45 BTN 291
46.96%
Cappuccino
$1.51 E£74.9
$1.42 BTN 120
6.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.34 E£16.88
$0.48 BTN 40.16
-29.17%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.12 E£5.99
$0.15 BTN 12.3
-20.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.31 E£65.2
$2.99 BTN 252
-56.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.93 E£95.9
$2.3 BTN 194
-16.09%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Giza
Thimphu
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.88 E£43.92
$0.79 BTN 67.1
11.39%
White Bread (500g)
$0.59 E£29.39
$0.9 BTN 76.4
-34.44%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.73 E£36.27
$0.7 BTN 59
4.29%
Eggs
$1.49 E£74
$2.07 BTN 175
-28.02%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.3 E£164
$3.24 BTN 274
1.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.37 E£217
$3.82 BTN 322
14.40%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.42 E£419
$4.31 BTN 364
95.36%
Apples (1kg)
$1.41 E£70
$2.56 BTN 216
-44.92%
Banana (1kg)
$0.56 E£28.02
$1.45 BTN 122
-61.38%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.43 E£21.39
$1.89 BTN 160
-77.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.36 E£18.12
$0.73 BTN 61.9
-50.68%
Potato (1kg)
$0.5 E£24.98
$0.49 BTN 41.36
2.04%
Onion (1kg)
$0.43 E£21.44
$0.56 BTN 47.35
-23.21%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.22 E£10.92
$0.43 BTN 35.93
-48.84%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.17 E£8.68
$0.31 BTN 26.49
-45.16%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.99 E£99.1
$3.71 BTN 313
-46.36%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.79 E£238
$3.45 BTN 291
38.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.4 E£69.4
$0.63 BTN 53
122.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.72 E£85.3
$1.03 BTN 86.7
66.99%
🚌 Getting Around
Giza
Thimphu
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.31 E£15.51
$1.78 BTN 150
-82.58%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$2 E£99.6
$3.89 BTN 328
-48.59%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.38 E£19.03
$0.84 BTN 70.7
-54.76%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.23 E£11.34
$2.22 BTN 188
-89.64%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.99 E£99.2
$0.19 BTN 16.32
947.37%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.31 E£15.27
$0.97 BTN 82
-68.04%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.7K E£1.8M
-
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.5K E£1.7M
-
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Giza
Thimphu
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$19.32 E£961
$23.2 BTN 1,959
-16.72%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.28 E£362
$37.33 BTN 3,152
-80.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$12.37 E£615
$26.73 BTN 2,256
-53.72%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Giza
Thimphu
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.99 E£845
$47.79 BTN 4,034
-64.45%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.31 E£364
$7.63 BTN 644
-4.19%
Cinema Ticket
$3.59 E£178
$3.46 BTN 292
3.76%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Giza
Thimphu
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$92.8 E£4,612
$239 BTN 20.1K
-61.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,982 E£98.5K
$674 BTN 56.9K
193.97%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Giza
Thimphu
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$27.74 E£1,379
$9.08 BTN 767
205.51%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.92 E£2,432
$11.62 BTN 981
321.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 E£5,289
$31.9 BTN 2,693
233.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$51.4 E£2,557
$32.17 BTN 2,716
59.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Giza
Thimphu
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$198 E£9,844
$118 BTN 9,987
67.35%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$114 E£5,681
$61.9 BTN 5,225
84.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$419 E£20.8K
$197 BTN 16.6K
112.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$178 E£8,839
$141 BTN 11.9K
25.68%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$876 E£43.6K
$593 BTN 50K
47.84%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,315 E£65.4K
$114 BTN 9,625
1053.65%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Giza
Thimphu
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$140 E£6,970
$544 BTN 45.9K
-74.22%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
17
10.75
58.14%

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Last update for Giza: October 28, 2025

Last update for Thimphu: October 29, 2025

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