Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 10.2% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
$0.48
BTN39.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
$0.17
BTN14.24
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
$0.78
BTN65.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
$1.91
BTN158.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
$3.17
BTN263.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
$1.68
BTN139.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
$1.59
BTN132.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
$1.25
BTN103.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
$0.62
BTN51.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
$1.02
BTN84.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
$0.36
BTN30.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
$0.26
BTN21.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
$0.29
BTN23.85
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
$4.21
BTN350.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
$15.30
BTN1,272.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,271,683.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
$9.78
BTN813.88
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Cambodia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
$20.38
BTN1,695.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
$175.54
BTN14,603.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
$85.67
BTN7,127.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
$25.87
BTN2,152.39
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
$190.61
BTN15,856.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
$794.92
BTN66,127.55
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
$10.07
BTN837.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
$1.22
BTN101.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
$6.11
BTN508.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
$71.37
BTN5,937.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
$3.67
BTN305.20
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
$29.76
BTN2,475.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
$18.96
BTN1,576.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
$40.76
BTN3,391.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
$50.96
BTN4,238.95
|
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