Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.7 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.66
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.90
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.26
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.24
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.16
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.64
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.61
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.23
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.99
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.78
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.74
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.04
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.57
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.88
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.73
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,274.16
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,273,310.16
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.92
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,697.75
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,621.84
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,136.20
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,155.14
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 13.5 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,876.76
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,212.13
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN838.63
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.86
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN509.32
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,944.95
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.59
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,478.71
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,578.90
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,395.49
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,244.37
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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