Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.4 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Italy instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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