Cost of living comparison
France is 4.1 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in France instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.85
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.24
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.16
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN158.96
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.30
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.44
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.06
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.86
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.72
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.63
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.00
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.54
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.85
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.28
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.53
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,271,683.66
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN813.88
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,695.58
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,603.16
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,127.08
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,152.39
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,856.48
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,127.55
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.56
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.73
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.67
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,937.35
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.20
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,475.54
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,576.89
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,391.16
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,238.95
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
|
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