Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 53.3% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Finland, you would:
pay 79.2% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 70.2% less for clothing
Finland
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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