Cost of living comparison
Wisconsin is 6.9 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Wisconsin instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN251.19
|
$15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN251.19
|
$9.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.73
|
$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN15.07
|
$1.73
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN80.38
|
$2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN143.18
|
$5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN270.05
|
$3.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN187.89
|
$3.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN148.12
|
$4.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN91.15
|
$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.83
|
$0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN70.19
|
$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.45
|
$2.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.60
|
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.88
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN334.80
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN671.23
|
$49.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,808,598.53
|
$30,396.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,286.11
|
$16.35
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,666.36
|
$68.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,821.97
|
$1,185.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN6,021.02
|
$957.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,425.70
|
$142.43
|
|
pay 22.9 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,974.72
|
$1,579.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,774.68
|
$27,244.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN839.04
|
$4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN130.62
|
$4.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN326.55
|
$10.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,186.57
|
$50.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN301.43
|
$12.85
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Wisconsin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN803.82
|
$50.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN1,004.78
|
$43.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,763.14
|
$96.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,763.14
|
$114.27
|
|
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