Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 22.9% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
|
pay 84.6% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
|
pay 37.0% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
|
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