Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 14.1% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Thailand
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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