Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 25.5% cheaper than Bhutan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
Bhutan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
Bhutan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Bhutan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
|
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