Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.2 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Poland instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 21.3% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 71.9% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
|
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