Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 72.2% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 88.2% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.54
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.02
|
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.94
|
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.21
|
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.24
|
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.73
|
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.72
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.06
|
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
|
pay 91.2% less for housing
Monaco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.39
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,440.09
|
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,099.17
|
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€211.84
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,289.15
|
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,987.53
|
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.13
|
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.31
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€565.32
|
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
|
pay 73.2% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.19
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.49
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€139.92
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€450.20
|
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
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