Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 99.4% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 96.6% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
|
pay 64.3% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN247
|
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN756
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN504,251
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN420
|
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,122
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,048
|
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,982
|
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,713
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,171
|
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,935
|
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN139
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN910
|
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,205
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,146
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,269
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,451
|
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
|
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