Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 3.0 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.38
|
$7.53
€7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN40.01
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 79.4% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.43
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.61
|
$4.70
€4.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.38
|
$5.98
€5.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN140.01
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.61
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.29
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.93
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.97
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.12
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.63
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.95
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.72
|
$5.96
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.76
|
$44.14
€41.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,906.99
|
$25,507.23
€23,846.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN817.22
|
$20.75
€19.40
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,702.54
|
$41.07
€38.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,663.15
|
$765.75
€715.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,156.36
|
$572.23
€534.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,161.23
|
$124.02
€115.94
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,921.61
|
$327.88
€306.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,399.16
|
$6,992.32
€6,537.02
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN841.00
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.15
|
$3.41
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.76
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,961.74
|
$52.35
€48.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.46
|
$9.01
€8.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,485.71
|
$79.61
€74.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,583.36
|
$40.36
€37.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,405.09
|
$88.12
€82.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,256.36
|
$104.36
€97.56
|
|
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