Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 55.1% more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 56.7% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 83.7% less for housing
Tonga
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 52.1% more for clothing
Tonga
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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