Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.2 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 43.3% more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 69.3% more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 74.4% more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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