Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 2.1% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Albania, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
Albania
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
|
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