Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 26.0% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
|
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