Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 25.3% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Togo, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$3.06
BTN255.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$0.48
BTN39.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.17
BTN14.28
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
Togo
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$0.78
BTN65.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,278
|
$1.91
BTN159.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,392
|
$3.17
BTN264.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,066
|
$1.68
BTN139.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,677
|
$1.59
BTN132.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$1.25
BTN104.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.62
BTN51.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,080
|
$1.02
BTN84.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA933
|
$0.36
BTN30.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA771
|
$0.26
BTN21.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,141
|
$0.29
BTN23.92
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
Togo
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,230
|
$4.21
BTN351.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$15.30
BTN1,276.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,160,118
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,275,328.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,989
|
$9.78
BTN816.21
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Togo
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,673
|
$20.38
BTN1,700.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,477
|
$175.54
BTN14,645.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,476
|
$85.67
BTN7,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,251
|
$25.87
BTN2,158.56
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
Togo
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$190.61
BTN15,901.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,096,379
|
$794.92
BTN66,317.08
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$10.07
BTN839.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,380
|
$1.22
BTN102.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$6.11
BTN510.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,720
|
$71.37
BTN5,954.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$3.67
BTN306.08
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Togo
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,920
|
$29.76
BTN2,482.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,940
|
$18.96
BTN1,581.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,380
|
$40.76
BTN3,400.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,621
|
$50.96
BTN4,251.09
|
|
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