Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 2.0 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$3.17
BOB21.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$6.97
BOB48.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$1.02
BOB7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$0.76
BOB5.24
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$1.30
BOB8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$2.66
BOB18.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$3.48
BOB24.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$1.93
BOB13.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$1.67
BOB11.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.65
BOB4.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$2.02
BOB13.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
$26.17
BOB180.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$16,174.39
BOB111,662.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$13.68
BOB94.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$48.31
BOB333.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$311.39
BOB2,149.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$215.91
BOB1,490.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$30.22
BOB208.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$178.93
BOB1,235.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,143.76
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$2.50
BOB17.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$2.89
BOB19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$40.81
BOB281.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$6.69
BOB46.21
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$45.46
BOB313.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$51.97
BOB358.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$65.38
BOB451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$58.33
BOB402.71
|
|
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