Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 37.1% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
$3.01
KES395.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
$3.91
KES513.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
$0.49
KES64.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
$0.45
KES59.08
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Bhutan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
$0.43
KES56.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
$3.28
KES431.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
$2.60
KES341.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
$1.43
KES187.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
$2.25
KES295.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
$0.58
KES75.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
$0.44
KES58.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
$0.65
KES84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
$0.37
KES48.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
$0.26
KES34.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
$0.33
KES43.05
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
$3.88
KES510.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
$32.60
KES4,282.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
$9,571.02
KES1,257,446.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
$9.76
KES1,282.82
|
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Bhutan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
$31.67
KES4,160.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
$146.91
KES19,300.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
$108.62
KES14,269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
$16.25
KES2,134.79
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
$127.01
KES16,686.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
$5,225.46
KES686,524.08
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
$1.77
KES232.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
$1.34
KES176.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
$1.76
KES231.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
$32.78
KES4,306.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
$4.82
KES632.82
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Bhutan
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
$11.94
KES1,568.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
$19.76
KES2,596.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
$25.82
KES3,392.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
$26.69
KES3,506.93
|
|
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