Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 26.0% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.90
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.26
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.24
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.16
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.64
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.61
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.23
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.99
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.78
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.74
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.04
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.57
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.88
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.73
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,274.16
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,273,310.16
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.92
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.75
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,621.84
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,136.20
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,155.14
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,876.76
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,212.13
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN838.63
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.86
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN509.32
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,944.95
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.59
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,478.71
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.90
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,395.49
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,244.37
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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