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Bhutan vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Bhutan is 87.5% more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% more in Bhutan
Groceries: pay 32.3% more in Bhutan
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Bhutan
Housing: pay 34.7% more in Bhutan
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Bhutan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.4% more in Bhutan
Clothing: pay 26.9% less in Bhutan

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Bhutan are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bhutan.

Bhutan vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bhutan instead of Bangladesh, you would:

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pay 34.2% more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Bhutan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.62 BDT197.54	$2.82 BTN251.43	+73.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 BDT581.52	$3.38 BTN301.71	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 BDT37.92	$0.53 BTN47.27	+70.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 BDT18.35	$0.18 BTN16.34	+21.7%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 32.3% more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Bhutan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 BDT65.03	$0.89 BTN79.45	+66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.89 BDT474.39	$1.61 BTN143.31	-58.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BDT324.21	$3.03 BTN270.30	+13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 BDT140.34	$1.96 BTN174.59	+70.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.06 BDT128.66	$1.70 BTN151.45	+60.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 BDT113.80	$1.09 BTN97.32	+16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BDT44.46	$0.65 BTN58.39	+79.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 BDT103.45	$0.83 BTN73.75	-2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT30.60	$0.33 BTN29.27	+30.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.63	$0.23 BTN20.15	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 BDT28.15	$0.26 BTN23.19	+12.6%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Bangladesh	Bhutan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 BDT465.45	$3.03 BTN270.45	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	$4.01 BTN357.20	-64.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 BDT411.91	$18.89 BTN1,684.56	+458.7%
Average			+124.7%

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pay 34.7% more for housing

	Bangladesh	Bhutan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	$26.44 BTN2,358.11	+75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	$122.58 BTN10,932.01	+34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	$71.54 BTN6,380.34	+41.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	$17.80 BTN1,587.71	-12.3%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Bhutan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	$235.40 BTN20,994.09	+763.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	$648.40 BTN57,828.02	-39.3%
Average			+362.1%

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pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Bhutan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.17 BDT508.66	$2.82 BTN251.43	-32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 BDT174.47	$1.40 BTN124.71	-2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 BDT332.11	$3.66 BTN326.85	+34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	$46.99 BTN4,190.44	+261.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BDT430.99	$3.38 BTN301.71	-4.4%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 26.9% less for clothing

	Bangladesh	Bhutan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	$9.02 BTN804.56	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	$11.28 BTN1,005.70	-40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	$31.01 BTN2,765.69	-3.1%
Average			-26.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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