Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 53.3% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Italy, you would:
pay 78.5% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 62.3% less for housing
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 71.2% less for clothing
Italy
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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