Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.7 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$9.60
€9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.90
|
$1.64
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.26
|
$1.44
€1.35
|
|
pay 46.2% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.24
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.16
|
$4.50
€4.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.64
|
$5.00
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.61
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.23
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.99
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.78
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.74
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.04
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.57
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.88
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.73
|
$6.57
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,274.16
|
$30.24
€28.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,273,310.16
|
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.92
|
$6.67
€6.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.75
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,621.84
|
$411.89
€386.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,136.20
|
$288.97
€271.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,155.14
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,876.76
|
$398.36
€373.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,212.13
|
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN838.63
|
$3.77
€3.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.86
|
$2.65
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN509.32
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,944.95
|
$35.04
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.59
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,478.71
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.90
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,395.49
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,244.37
|
$115.33
€108.16
|
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