Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 61.5% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
Nigeria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
|
pay 45.7% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
Nigeria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
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