Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 61.3% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Norway, you would:
pay 83.0% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 74.2% less for clothing
Norway
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
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