Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 52.1% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Austria, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.05
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
Austria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.78
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.67
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.92
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Austria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.69
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.39
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
Austria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€690.34
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€577.54
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.86
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.60
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.85
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 54.4% less for clothing
Austria
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.64
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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