Common information
- Country
- Bhutan
- Population
- 98 676
Cost of living and prices in Thimphu
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre70USD/month
- in city centre127USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre157USD/month
- in city centre215USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 3 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 16 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 0 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 4 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 0 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 20,993 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 25,658 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 49 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 9 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 12 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 32 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 32 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 22 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 36 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 127 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 70 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 215 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 157 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 700 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 117 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 424 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 10.25 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Thimphu
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 36 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 |
| Average high, °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 |
| Average temperature, °C | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
| Average low, °C | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | -0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Record low, °C | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 2 |
| Rain, days | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 86 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 155 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 23 | 58 | 122 | 246 | 373 | 345 | 1427 |
| Relative humidity, % | 85 | 79 | 75 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 58 | 74 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 75 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 221 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 253 | 209 | 93 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 101 | 196 | 238 | 319 | 291 | 1726 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 |