Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 9.0% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 37.6% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 21.2% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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