Cost of living comparison
India is 19.8% cheaper than Bhutan.
If you lived in India instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 1.1% less for restaurants
Bhutan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.90
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.26
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
Bhutan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.24
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.16
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.64
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.61
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.23
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.99
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.78
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.74
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.04
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.57
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.88
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Bhutan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.73
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,274.16
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,273,310.16
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.92
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Bhutan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.75
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,621.84
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,136.20
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,155.14
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
Bhutan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,876.76
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,212.13
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN838.63
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.86
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN509.32
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,944.95
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.59
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Bhutan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,478.71
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.90
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,395.49
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,244.37
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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