Cost of living comparison
Bhutan is 35.1% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Bhutan instead of Chile, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Chile
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Chile
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Chile
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Chile
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Chile
|
Bhutan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
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