Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 3.0% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Laos, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Laos
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
Laos
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Laos
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Laos
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 59.0% less for clothing
Laos
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
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