Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 52.2% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 82.0% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
Belgium
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
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