Cost of living comparison

Bhutan

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 66.3% more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 10.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 35.9% more in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 51.9% more in Kyrgyzstan

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Kyrgyzstan are more expensive than in Bhutan. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Kyrgyzstan.

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Bhutan, you would:

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pay 64.0% more for restaurants

	Bhutan	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 BTN245.70	$4.57 KGS400.01	+77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 BTN466.83	$7.49 KGS655.01	+52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BTN47.50	$0.71 KGS61.67	+41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN17.20	$0.32 KGS27.63	+74.6%
Average			+64.0%

Bhutan vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.2% less for groceries

	Bhutan	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 BTN101.96	$0.33 KGS28.81	-69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 BTN178.54	$3.22 KGS281.41	+71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN288.32	$3.31 KGS289.27	+9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 BTN178.87	$1.62 KGS141.38	-14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.79 BTN170.51	$1.83 KGS159.89	+1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 BTN109.22	$0.43 KGS37.40	-62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 BTN65.75	$0.72 KGS62.70	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BTN69.10	$0.98 KGS85.48	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN31.76	$0.59 KGS51.69	+76.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN24.52	$0.25 KGS21.95	-2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BTN29.53	$0.21 KGS18.48	-32.0%
Average			-10.2%

Bhutan vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.9% more for transportation

	Bhutan	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79 BTN264.82	$3.84 KGS335.91	+37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.17 BTN491.40	$11.84 KGS1,035.02	+128.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,591.53 BTN2M	$24,144.21 KGS2M	+45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 BTN1,253.06	$3.76 KGS328.71	-71.5%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bhutan	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.17 BTN2,297.69	$10.29 KGS899.74	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.00 BTN12,071.65	$398.00 KGS34,805.49	+213.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 BTN8,176.19	$287.64 KGS25,153.75	+234.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.81 BTN2,452.87	$32.70 KGS2,859.24	+26.7%
Average			+154.1%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Bhutan	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.98 BTN4,275.09	$159.59 KGS13,955.79	+254.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$568.68 BTN54,053.67	$4,862.35 KGS425K	+755.0%
Average			+450.8%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 BTN245.70	$1.22 KGS106.67	-52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 BTN121.21	$2.02 KGS176.62	+58.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BTN368.55	$1.96 KGS171.67	-49.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.53 BTN4,422.57	$38.67 KGS3,381.88	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 BTN294.84	$4.57 KGS400.01	+47.5%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 51.9% more for clothing

	Bhutan	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 BTN4,750.10	$37.23 KGS3,255.61	-25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.99 BTN2,375.05	$39.64 KGS3,466.73	+58.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 BTN6,388.16	$71.97 KGS6,293.44	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$13.96 BTN1,326.77	$58.66 KGS5,130.09	+320.3%
Average			+51.9%

Bhutan vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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