Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.3 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.90
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.26
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 63.7% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.24
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.16
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.64
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.61
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.23
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.99
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.78
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.74
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.04
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.57
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.88
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.73
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,274.16
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,273,310.16
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.92
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 70.7% more for housing
Bhutan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.75
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,621.84
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,136.20
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,155.14
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,876.76
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,212.13
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN838.63
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.86
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN509.32
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,944.95
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.59
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,478.71
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.90
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,395.49
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,244.37
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
|
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