Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 98.5% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 99.5% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.55
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.55
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.88
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 25.8% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.21
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.09
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.52
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.55
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.17
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.95
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.76
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.70
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.03
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.56
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.87
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.58
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,273.61
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,757.05
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.56
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.01
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,615.49
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,133.10
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,154.20
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,869.87
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,183.37
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN838.26
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.82
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN509.10
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,942.36
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.46
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 95.2% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,477.63
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.22
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,394.02
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,242.52
|
$77.33
|
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