Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 5.8 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Bhutan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 29.1 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 71.8% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
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