Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 90.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
|
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