Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 83.4% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Bhutan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
Lesotho
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
|
pay 71.7% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
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