Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 24.2% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Albania, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL688
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL145
|
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL452
|
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL641
|
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL296
|
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL66
|
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL59
|
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL722
|
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
|
pay 2.0% less for childcare
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
|
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL229
|
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL142
|
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL754
|
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
|
pay 69.6% less for clothing
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
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