Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.9 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Austria instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.90
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.26
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.24
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.16
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.64
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.61
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.23
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.99
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.78
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.74
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.04
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.57
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.88
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.73
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,274.16
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,273,310.16
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.92
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.75
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,621.84
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,136.20
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,155.14
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,876.76
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,212.13
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 64.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN838.63
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.86
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN509.32
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,944.95
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.59
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,478.71
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.90
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,395.49
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,244.37
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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