Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bhutan vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary
Bhutan is 60.4% cheaper than Armenia overall.
Bhutan vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.32
AMD4,462.13
|
$2.58
BTN245.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
AMD3,547.08
|
$4.91
BTN466.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AMD376.48
|
$0.50
BTN47.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
AMD202.54
|
$0.18
BTN17.20
|
|
Armenia vs. Bhutan - Cost of restaurants
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
AMD223.68
|
$1.07
BTN101.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
AMD1,280.73
|
$1.88
BTN178.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
AMD2,154.63
|
$3.03
BTN288.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
AMD865.30
|
$1.88
BTN178.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.07
AMD1,471.77
|
$1.79
BTN170.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AMD176.88
|
$1.15
BTN109.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD256.60
|
$0.69
BTN65.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
AMD225.88
|
$0.73
BTN69.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
AMD313.09
|
$0.33
BTN31.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AMD105.30
|
$0.26
BTN24.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
AMD95.09
|
$0.31
BTN29.53
|
|
Armenia vs. Bhutan - Cost of groceries
pay 55.7% less for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
AMD2,210.03
|
$2.79
BTN264.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.57
AMD8,896.93
|
$5.17
BTN491.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,049.44
AMD13M
|
$16,591.53
BTN2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
AMD2,266.51
|
$13.18
BTN1,253.06
|
|
Armenia vs. Bhutan - Cost of transportation
pay 74.2% less for housing
|
Armenia
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.90
AMD6,844.44
|
$24.17
BTN2,297.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$552.86
AMD200K
|
$127.00
BTN12,071.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.70
AMD142K
|
$86.02
BTN8,176.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.18
AMD29,391.17
|
$25.81
BTN2,452.87
|
|
Armenia vs. Bhutan - Cost of housing
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.72
AMD112K
|
$44.98
BTN4,275.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,253.80
AMD4M
|
$568.68
BTN54,053.67
|
|
Armenia vs. Bhutan - Cost of childcare
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
AMD806.95
|
$2.58
BTN245.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
AMD943.19
|
$1.28
BTN121.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
AMD854.72
|
$3.88
BTN368.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.16
AMD16,351.07
|
$46.53
BTN4,422.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
AMD2,011.10
|
$3.10
BTN294.84
|
|
Armenia vs. Bhutan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 50.0% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Bhutan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.93
AMD18,078.94
|
$49.97
BTN4,750.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
AMD17,196.99
|
$24.99
BTN2,375.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.72
AMD36,102.02
|
$67.21
BTN6,388.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.56
AMD28,804.80
|
$13.96
BTN1,326.77
|
|
Armenia vs. Bhutan - Cost of clothing
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