Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 4.5 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 69.1% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
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