Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 93.9% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
$8.03
MX$133.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
$6.54
MX$108.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.85
|
$1.03
MX$17.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.24
|
$0.77
MX$12.76
|
|
pay 64.6% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.16
|
$1.99
MX$33.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN158.96
|
$3.54
MX$58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.30
|
$4.85
MX$80.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.44
|
$2.03
MX$33.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.06
|
$3.00
MX$49.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.86
|
$1.21
MX$20.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.72
|
$0.55
MX$9.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.63
|
$0.60
MX$9.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.00
|
$0.64
MX$10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.54
|
$0.68
MX$11.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.85
|
$0.64
MX$10.68
|
|
pay 22.1% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.28
|
$4.64
MX$77.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.53
|
$20.68
MX$344.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,271,683.66
|
$18,674.04
MX$310,792.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN813.88
|
$11.82
MX$196.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,695.58
|
$30.39
MX$505.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,603.16
|
$421.91
MX$7,021.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,127.08
|
$289.43
MX$4,816.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,152.39
|
$46.38
MX$771.92
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,856.48
|
$204.47
MX$3,402.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,127.55
|
$3,904.22
MX$64,977.99
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.56
|
$2.08
MX$34.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.73
|
$2.65
MX$44.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.67
|
$3.58
MX$59.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,937.35
|
$34.48
MX$573.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.20
|
$4.19
MX$69.75
|
|
pay 68.4% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,475.54
|
$44.78
MX$745.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,576.89
|
$34.80
MX$579.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,391.16
|
$81.99
MX$1,364.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,238.95
|
$70.46
MX$1,172.61
|
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