Cost of living comparison
Albania is 56.8% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Albania instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
|
pay 78.5% more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
|
pay 77.3% more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
|
pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 58.5% more for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
|
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