Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 60.1% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Iran, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
Iran
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 10.4% more for housing
Iran
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 65.2% more for childcare
Iran
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 63.6% less for clothing
Iran
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
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