Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 12.1% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Russia, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
Russia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
|
pay 48.1% more for transportation
Russia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
Russia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Russia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
|
pay 48.4% less for clothing
Russia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
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