Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 39.9% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$3.36
UZS42,253.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$2.99
UZS37,566.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$0.49
UZS6,164.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.38
UZS4,771.09
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$0.28
UZS3,524.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$2.02
UZS25,416.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$3.13
UZS39,297.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$1.23
UZS15,437.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$1.29
UZS16,220.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$0.45
UZS5,609.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.79
UZS9,942.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.82
UZS10,338.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.55
UZS6,955.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.21
UZS2,613.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.15
UZS1,914.22
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$2.64
UZS33,163.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$12.30
UZS154,510.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$16,336.08
UZS205,253,702.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$1.94
UZS24,329.43
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$23.09
UZS290,099.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$274.88
UZS3,453,688.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$199.02
UZS2,500,630.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$33.90
UZS425,956.60
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$120.42
UZS1,513,070.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$4,963.07
UZS62,358,169.03
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$0.95
UZS11,907.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$1.47
UZS18,525.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$2.11
UZS26,477.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$23.17
UZS291,124.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$2.26
UZS28,454.03
|
|
pay 40.7% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$26.44
UZS332,155.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$31.12
UZS390,990.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$81.32
UZS1,021,707.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$56.27
UZS706,965.70
|
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