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Bhutan vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Bhutan is 30.5% cheaper than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.5% less in Bhutan
Groceries: pay 50.5% less in Bhutan
Transportation: pay 58.1% less in Bhutan
Housing: pay 79.7% less in Bhutan
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bhutan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Bhutan
Clothing: pay 66.5% less in Bhutan

Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bhutan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bhutan.

Bhutan vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.5% less for restaurants

	Belize	Bhutan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$2.82 BTN253.46	-69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$3.38 BTN304.16	-65.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$0.53 BTN47.65	-58.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.18 BTN16.48	-84.1%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 50.5% less for groceries

	Belize	Bhutan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$0.89 BTN80.09	-55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$1.61 BTN144.47	-79.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.51	$3.03 BTN272.49	-77.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$1.96 BTN176.01	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$1.70 BTN152.68	-48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$1.09 BTN98.11	-58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.65 BTN58.86	+15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$0.83 BTN74.35	+12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$0.33 BTN29.51	-83.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$0.23 BTN20.31	-84.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$0.26 BTN23.38	-79.3%
Average			-50.5%

Belize vs. Bhutan - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.1% less for transportation

	Belize	Bhutan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$3.03 BTN272.64	-54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	$4.01 BTN360.10	-80.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.53	$18.89 BTN1,698.21	-40.2%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 79.7% less for housing

	Belize	Bhutan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.64	$26.44 BTN2,377.22	-64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,375.86	$122.58 BTN11,020.62	-82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.41	$71.54 BTN6,432.06	-86.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.50	$17.80 BTN1,600.58	-85.2%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Belize	Bhutan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$235.40 BTN21,164.25	+264.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$648.40 BTN58,296.74	-3.8%
Average			+130.5%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Bhutan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$2.82 BTN253.46	+6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$1.40 BTN125.72	-61.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$3.66 BTN329.50	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.18	$46.99 BTN4,224.40	+42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$3.38 BTN304.16	-59.8%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 66.5% less for clothing

	Belize	Bhutan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$9.02 BTN811.09	-75.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$11.28 BTN1,013.86	-58.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.28	$31.01 BTN2,788.11	-66.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	$31.01 BTN2,788.11	-65.4%
Average			-66.5%

Belize vs. Bhutan - Cost of clothing

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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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