Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 10.1% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$2.99
BTN249.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$0.57
BTN47.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.18
BTN14.97
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$0.96
BTN79.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$1.71
BTN142.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$3.22
BTN268.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.24
BTN186.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$1.77
BTN147.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$1.09
BTN90.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.67
BTN55.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.84
BTN69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.37
BTN31.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.23
BTN19.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.26
BTN21.72
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$3.99
BTN332.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$8.00
BTN666.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,795,955.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$15.33
BTN1,277.12
|
|
pay 54.7% less for housing
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$31.78
BTN2,647.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$128.98
BTN10,746.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$71.76
BTN5,978.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$16.99
BTN1,415.74
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$249.99
BTN20,828.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$688.58
BTN57,370.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$10.00
BTN833.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.56
BTN129.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$3.89
BTN324.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$49.90
BTN4,157.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$3.59
BTN299.33
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Uganda
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$9.58
BTN798.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$11.98
BTN997.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$32.93
BTN2,743.82
|
|
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