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Sydney vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 8.8 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.1 times more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 12.8 times more in Sydney
Housing: pay 12.3 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 18.5 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 5.2 times more in Sydney

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Sydney are more expensive than in Bhutan. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Sydney.

Sydney vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.1 times more for restaurants

	Bhutan	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BTN254.54	$16.35 A$24.59	+480.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.38 BTN305.45	$9.81 A$14.75	+190.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BTN47.85	$2.60 A$3.90	+389.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN16.55	$2.00 A$3.00	+990.4%
Average			+512.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Bhutan	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$0.89 BTN80.44	$2.63 A$3.96	+195.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 BTN145.09	$4.92 A$7.40	+206.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN273.65	$6.66 A$10.02	+119.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 BTN176.75	$5.21 A$7.83	+166.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 BTN153.33	$3.86 A$5.80	+127.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 BTN98.52	$1.46 A$2.19	+33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BTN59.11	$1.25 A$1.88	+91.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 BTN74.66	$1.39 A$2.08	+67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN29.63	$2.07 A$3.12	+532.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BTN20.40	$1.10 A$1.65	+386.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN23.48	$1.06 A$1.59	+306.8%
Average			+202.9%

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pay 12.8 times more for transportation

	Bhutan	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN273.80	$4.66 A$7.00	+53.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.01 BTN361.63	$142.21 A$213.79	+3450.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.89 BTN1,705.43	$23.55 A$35.40	+24.7%
Average			+1176.3%

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pay 12.3 times more for housing

	Bhutan	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.44 BTN2,387.33	$52.18 A$78.44	+97.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$122.58 BTN11,067.47	$2,157.42 A$3,243.26	+1660.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.54 BTN6,459.40	$1,515.46 A$2,278.21	+2018.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$17.80 BTN1,607.38	$147.91 A$222.35	+730.8%
Average			+1126.6%

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pay 18.5 times more for childcare

	Bhutan	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.40 BTN21,254.22	$2,079.13 A$3,125.57	+783.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$648.40 BTN58,544.57	$18,278.49 A$27,478.19	+2719.0%
Average			+1751.1%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.82 BTN254.54	$6.54 A$9.83	+132.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 BTN126.25	$3.48 A$5.23	+148.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.66 BTN330.90	$32.71 A$49.17	+792.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.99 BTN4,242.36	$66.50 A$99.97	+41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 BTN305.45	$13.74 A$20.65	+306.1%
Average			+284.2%

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pay 5.2 times more for clothing

	Bhutan	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$9.02 BTN814.53	$75.03 A$112.80	+731.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$11.28 BTN1,018.17	$61.01 A$91.71	+441.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.01 BTN2,799.96	$101.79 A$153.02	+228.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.01 BTN2,799.96	$122.15 A$183.64	+293.9%
Average			+423.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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