Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 37.5% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Japan, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
Japan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
Japan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
Japan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
Japan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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